Testing a clotting test in recent traumatic brain injury
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special blood clotting test called thromboelastography can help assess clotting problems after a head injury. It may help doctors better understand bleeding risk and related complications early after trauma.
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Who can take part
- You arrived at the hospital within 24 hours after your head injury
- Your injury is mainly to the brain (other body areas have an injury severity score of 3 or less)
- You do not have a previous neurologic condition (a long-term brain or nerve problem before this injury)
- You do not have a known bleeding/clotting disorder
- You were not taking blood thinners or other medicines that affect clotting in the 30 days before the injury
- You had not received blood transfusions or other blood products before the study blood sample is taken
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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