Clinical Trial: Detecting Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage With the InfraScanner 2500™ in Uganda
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Head Trauma
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Assessment of Accuracy, Precision, and Feasibility of a Handheld Near-Infrared Light Device (InfraScanner 2500™) in Detecting Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Uganda
Brief Summary:
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2500™, to detect intracranial hematomas (epidural hematomas (EDH) and/or subdural hematomas (SDH)) in patients hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) or Mayanja Memorial Hospital (MMH) who have sustained or who are suspected to have sustained head trauma.
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