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Digital Ocular Fundus Photography in the Emergency Department: A New Application for Telemedicine?

NCT00873613 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 705

Last updated 2013-11-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if non-dilated retinal photography in the emergency room improves the diagnosis of papilledema (optic nerve swelling) in patients with neurologic disease compared to direct ophthalmoscopy.

Conditions

  • Headache
  • Acute, Focal Neurologic Disease
  • Severely Elevated Blood Pressure
  • Acute Visual Loss

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Use of Non-dilated retinal photography

Kowa Non-Myd alpha-D Non-dilated fundus camera will be used to obtain photographs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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