Geriatric Head Trauma Short Term Outcomes Project (GREAT-STOP)

Florida Atlantic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Head Injury; Anticoagulant-induced Bleeding; Fall

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04044924

1326154

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective observational study will examine the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage. The investigators will compare patients on anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy with head trauma compared to patients not on these medications. While many studies have sought to quantify the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage in these patients, there is considerable controversy regarding their care and what to do after an initial negative head CT in anticoagulated geriatric patients who have experienced head trauma.

Enrollment: 5,387 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Patients seen in the emergency department for head trauma

Exclusion Criteria: Penetrating head trauma