Utilizing Electronic Clinical Decision Support to Enhance mTBI Care at the Primary Care Point of Entry

Description

Six primary care practices within a large Philadelphia pediatric care network will use an electronic Clinical Decision Support (eCDS) tool as standard care for concussion evaluation. The eCDS tool will include a prediction rule for children aged 5-18 assessed for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The eCDS tool predicts risk for persistent symptoms and prompts referral to specialty care for those deemed high risk. This research proposes to analyze the clinical and process outcomes in these six practices relative to the rest of the care network, specifically, whether the eCDS tool reduces time to symptom resolution.

Conditions

Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Six primary care practices within a large Philadelphia pediatric care network will use an electronic Clinical Decision Support (eCDS) tool as standard care for concussion evaluation. The eCDS tool will include a prediction rule for children aged 5-18 assessed for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The eCDS tool predicts risk for persistent symptoms and prompts referral to specialty care for those deemed high risk. This research proposes to analyze the clinical and process outcomes in these six practices relative to the rest of the care network, specifically, whether the eCDS tool reduces time to symptom resolution.

Utilizing Electronic Clinical Decision Support to Enhance mTBI Care at the Primary Care Point of Entry

Utilizing Electronic Clinical Decision Support to Enhance mTBI Care at the Primary Care Point of Entry

Condition
Brain Concussion
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 5-18 year old patients evaluated for mild Traumatic Brain Injury at a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia primary care practice within the study timeframe
  • * Evidence of moderate or severe TBI

Ages Eligible for Study

5 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,

Kristy Arbogast, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Record Dates

2026-06