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Sonographic Features of Cellulitis and Failure of Therapy

NCT01773499 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2015-03-20

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Summary

Skin and soft tissue infections represent a tremendous burden to the health care community with over 11.6 million ambulatory patients presenting annually in 2003 and 14.2 million in 2005. A Cochrane review of cellulitis found that there is limited data to support any specific antibiotic or even a specific length of antibiotic therapy, and that outpatient therapy for cellulitis is increasing. Soft tissue ultrasound has been shown to have utility in differentiating cellulitis from abscess but its role in patients with cellulitis is not well developed. Although speculative, the investigators hypothesize that sonographic features of cellulitis are associated with clinical improvement and successful therapy following antibiotics for patients with cellulitis.

Conditions

  • Cellulitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Romolo J Gaspari, MD, PhD · UMass Memorial Health

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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