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Diagnostic Use of Lung Ultrasound for Suspected Pneumonia in Nepal

NCT02949141 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2017-09-19

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Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the use of lung ultrasound compared to chest x-ray to diagnose pneumonia in Nepal. Given the ease, portability, and relative ease of teaching ultrasound, this would be potential technology available for many clinicians throughout Nepal to use for adult and pediatric patients presenting with suspected pneumonia. This would be especially useful in remote areas where clinicians have limited access to x-rays. Despite its utility, use of ultrasound to diagnose pneumonia in resource-limited settings like Nepal has not yet been studied. Therefore, this study is designed as a prospective, clinical diagnostic study to evaluate patients presenting with suspected pneumonia using diagnostic imaging of beside ultrasound compared with chest x-ray using computed tomography as the gold standard for diagnosis of pneumonia.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Lung Ultrasound

All patients will receive lung ultrasound, chest x-ray and computed tomography

DEVICE

Chest X-ray

All patients will receive chest x-ray as per usual care for evaluation for pneumonia

DEVICE

Chest Computed Tomography (CT)

All enrolled patients will receive a CT scan as the gold standard for diagnosing pneumonia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Indiana University School of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Patan Academy of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bharat Yadav, MD · Chair of Department of Emergency Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-04-30
Completion
2017-05-01

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