What this means
Researchers plan to watch older patients with brain bleeds from falls and track how they recover. The study has not started, so it cannot yet say what will be found.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 65 and over
- Where
- Not listed
The science
- Registered title
- Outcomes of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Elderly
- Trial ID
- NCT07822724 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Ages
- 65 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Sep 16, 2026 · updated Sep 16, 2026
Registry summary
This observational study aims to describe the clinical and radiological characteristics of older adults (aged 65 years and older) who experience traumatic bleeding in the brain, also known as traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. In older patients, even minor head injuries like a simple ground-level fall can lead to significant brain bleeding due to age-related changes, frailty, and the frequent use of blood-thinning medications.
The researchers will prospectively monitor geriatric patients admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain bleed confirmed by a CT scan who are being treated conservatively (without surgery). During the hospital stay, the research team will collect data on the patients' pre-injury health status, current clinical condition, and specific findings on their brain scans.
The main goal of the study is to assess the patients' functional recovery and survival by the time they are discharged from the hospital. By observing these cases, the study seeks to identify which specific clinical signs and radiological factors help predict poor or favorable outcomes, ultimately aiming to improve the management and care of older adults with head trauma.