Clinical trial NCT03742427: Effect of Cervical Collar on the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Minor Head Trauma
Official title: Effect of Cervical Collar on the Optic Nerve Sheath in Minor Head Trauma Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Head Trauma
Keywords: ultrasonography
optic nerve sheath
head trauma
Lead sponsor: Marmara University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-11-15
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: This is randomized, controlled and blinded study was performed in minor head trauma patients. Two sonographers measured optic nerve sheath diameters (ONSD) of each subjects' eyes separately for different time points. Then a mean ONSD was calculated for before c-collar placement (T0), 5 and 20 minutes in supine position.

Detailed description: Head trauma is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) can lead to decreased cerebral perfusion and tissue damage. It is important to be able to detect increased ICP on time, so that treatment can be initiated to prevent further brain damage. The measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has been proposed as a non-invasive and rapid way to assess elevated ICP (1-2). Traditional ICP monitoring methods such as external ventricular devices are invasive and time-consuming and can only be performed by trained personnel at trauma centers.

The optic nerve is surrounded by a protective sheath and is found on the back of the globe. Easily evaluated with ultrasonics. This is typically done with a linear probe measuring the diameter of the optic nerve sheath 3 mm back from where the contrast is highest. The normal upper limit for adults is 5 mm, the values above are considered abnormal. Many studies have shown that an increased ONSD measured by bedside ultrasound correlates with increased IDC and in one study there is a correlation between ONSD\> 5 mm and ICP\> 20 cm H2O.

Cervical spine (c-arms) and cervical vertebrae are often temporarily immobilized in patients with head trauma. It has been shown that placement of c-arms increases IBP. The decrease in venous outflow caused by c-arms in the forehead is an important mechanism for this increase in ICP. The increase in ICP occurs simultaneously with the application of c-arms in cadaver. It is thought that increased ONSD in trauma patients may be related to c-arms.

If a c-collar application is found to increase ONSD, this trauma may make it difficult to use ONSD as an non-invasive estimate of ICP in patients.

To the best of our knowledge, there is a study in healthy individuals investigating the possible effect of c-collar administration on ONSD. However, there is no comparative study of patients with head trauma. The investigators tried to measure ONSD before and after placement of cervical limbs in cases with minor head trauma. The aim of our study is to identify changes in the optic nerve sheath measurement after placement of the c-arms, and to determine whether these changes are due to the time immobilized by the c-arms.

This is randomized, controlled and blinded study was performed in minor head trauma patients. Two sonographers measured optic nerve sheath diameters (ONSD) of each subjects' eyes separately for different time points. Then a mean ONSD was calculated for before c-collar placement (T0), 5 and 20 minutes in supine position.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with minor head trauma
* Patients over 18 years and under 65 years
* Those who signed the Informed Consent Form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who can not be followed for any reason (treatment, refusal, unauthorized leave, referral to the center, etc.)
* Patients who withdraw their consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sonographic Evaluation of Cervical Collar Effects on the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Head Trauma Patients
timeFrame: 20 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Sinan Karacabey
Study officials:
affiliation: Marmara University
name: Sinan Karacabey
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Woster CM, Zwank MD, Pasquarella JR, Wewerka SS, Anderson JP, Greupner JT, Motalib S. Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Mar;36(3):430-434. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.08.051. Epub 2017 Aug 26.
citation: Maissan IM, Ketelaars R, Vlottes B, Hoeks SE, den Hartog D, Stolker RJ. Increase in intracranial pressure by application of a rigid cervical collar: a pilot study in healthy volunteers. Eur J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;25(6):e24-e28. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000490.