Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?This trial is testing an app that educates head injury patients and helps them make decisions with their doctors about getting a CT scan. The goal is to see if this approach reduces unnecessary scans and improves patient care.
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for adults aged 18-65 who come to the Emergency Department with a head injury from the past day and are low risk for serious brain injury. They must speak English, not be pregnant, in police custody, undergoing psychiatric evaluation or intoxicated.Inclusion Criteria
I am between 18 and 65 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
I do not speak English.
Treatment Details
The study tests an app called Concussion and Brain Bleed App (CBB) that educates patients about head injuries. It aims to see if using this app affects how often doctors order CT scans for these patients.
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Head Injury SubjectExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects that present to the Emergency Department with a blunt head injury within the past 24 hours, determined to be low risk by the Canadian CT Head Rules (CCHR), and are being considered for a head CT by the treating provider will use the shared decision making tool Concussion and Brain Bleed app (CBC) with their clinician
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Mayo Clinic in RochesterRochester, MN
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor