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Utility of Abdominal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Children With Blunt Trauma

NCT01540318 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 925

Last updated 2019-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The major goal of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying an initial evaluation strategy with abdominal ultrasound versus a strategy without abdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of children with blunt abdominal trauma. The proposal's objectives are to compare the following variables in those that randomize to abdominal ultrasound versus those that do not:

1. rate of abdominal CT scanning
2. time to emergency department disposition
3. the rate of missed/delayed diagnosis of intra-abdominal injury
4. the costs.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST examination)

Use of FAST abdominal ultrasound exam

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James F Holmes, MD, MPH · UC Davis School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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