Cranial Ultrasound for Point of Care Intracranial Pathology Detection in Pediatrics

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Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

To improve patient selection for head CT, a safe and high sensitivity screening neuroimaging modality is needed. Currently many clinicians must make treatment decisions based solely on the patients clinical exam, which has low sensitivity and specificity and low inter-rater reliability. This study is being done to learn more about B-mode cranial point-of-care ultrasound (cPOCUS). Ultrasound has several advantages. It is a safe, non- invasive, low-cost, fast and portable bedside tool without ionizing radiation exposure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06697808

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

169

Starts

2024-11-24

Expected to finish

2027-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients requiring a head computed tomography (CT) as the standard of care
• Seen in the pediatric Emergency Department or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Atrium Health Wake Forest Brenner Children's Hospital or Levine Children's Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with open skull fractures
• Previous hemicraniectomy
• Existing surgical defect in the skull
• Patients being transitioned to comfort care

Where it is running

• Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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