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The ERASMUS Study: Limited vs Extended US for DVT Diagnosis

NCT00353093 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2006-10-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Currently, patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities receive the ultrasound investigation of their deep vein system, either by limited ultrasonography (ultrasonography confined to the proximal veins, repeating the test after one week in patients with positive D-dimer) or by extended ultrasonography (ultrasonography extented to the entire deep vein system of the legs). No study has directly compared the two strategies to assess their accuracy and safety. We plan to compare the accuracy and safety of the two strategies in a prospective randomized study addressing more than 2000 consecutive outpatients presenting with the clinical suspicion of DVT.

Conditions

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Extremities

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasonography of the deep vein system of the legs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enrico Bernardi, MD · Department of Emergency and Accident Medicine, University Hospital of Padua

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-01-31
Completion
2005-07-31

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