EASY Algorithm Trial (Elbow Trauma Assessment Using Sonography in Children and Youth) Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Point-of-care Ultrasound as a Screening Tool for Suspected Elbow Fractures in Children Aged 5 to 15 Years: a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the safety and accuracy of ultrasound as a screening tool to detect broken bones (fractures) in the elbow area in children and youth aged 5 to 15 years. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Can ultrasound reliably show that there is a fracture in the elbow area after an accident?

Participants will:

* Have an ultrasound of their elbow to look for fluid in the joint.
* Have standard X-rays of their elbow to check if there is a fracture.
* Have their medical records checked and answer a phone call 6 weeks later to see how their elbow has healed (only if no fracture was found during the first visit).

Conditions

• Elbow Fractures
• Distal Humerus Fracture
• Pediatric Trauma
• Radius Fracture
• Olecranon Fracture
• Supracondylar Humerus Fracture

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital Dresden

  collaborator OTHER

• Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

  collaborator OTHER

• Abteilung für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie BG Unfallklinik Duisburg

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Hospital Freiburg

  collaborator OTHER

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

  collaborator OTHER

• Klinikum Kassel

  collaborator OTHER

• Vivantes Hospital Berlin Neukölln

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Klinikum Stuttgart

  collaborator OTHER

• Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital Lübeck

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital Tuebingen

  collaborator OTHER

• Timo Munz

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

5 Years

Max Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-02

Primary Completion

2026-11-01

Completion

2027-01-15

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations