The NIHR Innovation Observatory has undertaken a horizon scan to identify innovative devices, digital and diagnostic medical technologies developed for use for children or young people with actual or suspected paediatric neurological traumatic injury. Systematic searches were performed to identify registered clinical trials and funding awards published as well as news articles. Search results were screened for relevance, and key information on the included technologies extracted and summarised. The results show that development of paediatric neurological trauma technologies is currently limited. 29 technologies were identified of which 10 are commercially available with the majority developed in the UK or US. Most technologies were intended for use in a non-hospital setting by health care practitioners for the benefit of patients.
Interim Horizon Scanning Report: Identification of Paediatric Neurological Trauma Technologies
This horizon scanning project identified emerging health technologies for children and young people with actual or suspected neurological trauma. The results describe 29 technologies identified, with the overall scan suggesting that development of paediatric neurological trauma technologies is currently limited.