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Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Abdominal Aortic Atherosclerosis by Hand-Held Ultrasonography

NCT01679288 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2014-10-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and abdominal aortic atheromatosis (AA-At) using a hand-held ultrasound by a general practitioner in Primary Health Care.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound (Trademark:VScan; Manufacturer:General Electrics)

Standardized measurements were made and aorta was tried to be visualized in its entirety, and a minimum of three hard copy images were obtained: upper transverse subxiphoid section, lower transverse section for distal view of aorta, and longitudinal section (with origin of celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery), determining the maximum diameter in centimeters (cm).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antoni Sisó Almirall, MD PhD · Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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Diseases

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