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. 2018 Jul 19;2018(7):CD006732. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006732.pub4

NCT02063087.

Trial name or title Sharedd decision making in parents of children with head trauma: Head CT Choice (Head CT Choice)
Methods RCT
Participants Parents and their child, seeking care for a child who:
  • is < 18 years of age;

  • had blunt trauma above the eyebrows (not isolated to face or eyes);

  • is positive for at least 1 of the PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) clinical prediction rule predictors.

Interventions Head CT Decision Aid
Quote: "The decision aid, Head CT Choice, educates parents regarding how the clinician determined the severity of their child's head trauma, their child's quantitative risk for a clinically‐important TBI, the pros and cons of cranial CT compared to active observation, and what signs and symptoms parents should watch for in the next 24 hours that should prompt a return visit to the ED."
Outcomes Primary outcome: assess parents' knowledge regarding their child's risk for a significant brain injury.
Secondary outcomes: patient engagement in the decision‐making process (OPTION); decisional conflict; trust in the physician; parental satisfaction; proportion of children who undergo head CT; healthcare utilization; rate of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI); fidelity.
Starting date April 2014
Contact information Erik Hess, MD, MSc; (507)284‐7221; hess.erik@mayo.edu.
Melissa Kuntz, BA; (507) 293‐1239; kuntz.melissa@mayo.edu.
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