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Diagnosing Extremity Fractures and/or Dislocations Using Ultrasound Presenting to the Emergency Department

NCT00356837 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 323

Last updated 2010-12-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosing the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations.

Hypothesis: Can ultrasound be used as an accurate and effective method for determining the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations? Is there a difference in amount of pain experienced prior to and after the ultrasound?

Conditions

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

use ultrasound to confirm diagnosis of extremity fractures

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • John G. McManus, MD · US Army Institute of Surgical Research

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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