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Ultra-low Dose Chest Computed Tomography: a Rule-out Tool for Community-acquired Pneumonia

NCT04541160 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 237

Last updated 2020-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomized study that sought to compare the rule-out capacity and antibiotics prescriptions associated with two different diagnostic imaging strategies (ultra-low-dose chest computed tomography versus chest radiography) in a group of healthy adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

CR

Lung imaging evaluation performed with CR

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ULDCT

Lung imaging evaluation performed with ULDCT

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-12-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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