Study aim
Looking at whether a new blood test can help decide whether a patient with a head injury needs a CT head scan or not
Inclusion Criteria
- ≥ 16 years of age
- Glasgow Coma Score 13, 14, or 15
- Presentation within 24 hours of sustaining a head injury
- Meet criteria to be assessed for consideration of a head CT using NICE NG232 clinical decision support tool (CDST)
- Patients with a prior history of TBI which required clinical assessment but occurred more than 1 year prior may still be included
Exclusion Criteria
- Participant without capacity and no available patient legal representative or professional consultee available
- Participant with capacity unwilling to provide informed consent
- Unable to adequately understand written and verbal English for consent and assessments unless an appropriate translator is available.
Enrollment conflicts
- Yes - the Research Team will be able to advise
Step-by-step recruitment guide
Standard working hours (09:00 – 17:00)
1
Contact the ED Research Team when an eligible patient arrives in the ED — send a message via Epic chat to "ED Research Team" or phone 217907.
2
The ED Research Team will see the patient to arrange consent and randomisation.
Out of hours & weekends
X
The trial is currently only recruiting within the working hours of the Research Team