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Point of Care Ultrasound For The Diagnosis Of Deep Venous Thrombosis And Its Effect On Length Of Hospital Stay

NCT03038893 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2017-02-01

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Summary

This is a Clinical Trial on the use of Point Of Care Ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and its effect on length of hospital stay. 25 participants with suspicion of DVT according to Wells Criteria were randomized to one of two groups: Point of Care Ultrasound and Echo Doppler Ultrasound (POCUS + EDUS), and the control group was submitted only to the Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS). The primary outcome was hospital stay.

Conditions

  • Deep Venous Thromboses
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis of Left Leg
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis of Right Leg
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis Proximal

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Point Of Care Ultrasound (PODUS)

Patients were first submitted to Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and then to Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS) for the diagnosis of DVT.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS)

Patients were submitted only to Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS) for the diagnosis of DVT.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Claudia Tonelli · Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-01
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-01-30

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