U.S., Nov. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07919847) titled 'Universal Screening for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury' on Oct. 30.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether screening all major blunt trauma patients for blood vessel injuries in the neck and head using CT scans (universal screening) leads to fewer strokes and stroke-related deaths compared to screening only selected patients who meet specific risk criteria (selective screening).
This is a pilot feasibility study. The main questions this study aims to answer are:
Can trauma centers that currently use selective screening successfully switch to universal screening? Are the definitions used to identify and meas...