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Sonography in an Unselected Population of Acute Admitted Patients With Respiratory Symptoms

NCT01486394 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 315

Last updated 2013-08-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether focused sonography of the heart, lungs and deep veins can increase the number of patients with respiratory symptoms correctly diagnosed in an emergency department.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Focused Sonography of the heart, lungs and deep veins

The patient is randomised to either a control group where usual treatment and diagnostic work-up is performed or to an intervention group where usual treatment and diagnostic workup are supplemented by a sonographic examination of the heart, lungs and deep veins are performed within one hour after the primary evaluation. The primary evaluation is defined as the first evaluation of the patient by a physician in the Acute Medical Admission Department.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • Odense University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian B Laursen, M.D · Odense University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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