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临床试验/NCT00734825
NCT00734825已完成不适用

Emergency Department CT Scanning for Appendicitis: IV Contrast vs. IV and Oral Contrast

WellSpan Health0 个研究点目标入组 244 人开始时间: 2006年11月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
244
主要终点
sensitivity of IV contrast alone for a computed tomography scan for the diagnosis of appendicitis in the adult Emergency Department patient.

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to compare IV contrast only vs. IV and oral contrast Computed Tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adult patients in our emergency department. A secondary purpose will be to design a specific CT for appendicitis protocol at our institution at the conclusion of this study.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • 18 years and older who present to the York Hospital Emergency Department with signs and symptoms suggestive of acute appendicitis, but in whom the diagnosis remains unclear as determined by an attending emergency physician or consulting surgeon and in which a CT scan is needed to further assist in the diagnosis

排除标准

  • pregnant patients
  • patients with known IV dye or oral contrast allergy
  • patients in whom acute appendicitis is not the primary diagnosis
  • patients with renal insufficiency that may have significant adverse effect from IV dye

结局指标

主要结局

sensitivity of IV contrast alone for a computed tomography scan for the diagnosis of appendicitis in the adult Emergency Department patient.

时间窗: immediate reading + blinded reading within 48 hours

次要结局

  • If IV contrast alone for CT scan is sensitive for the diagnosis of appendicitis in the adult Emergency department patient(immediate reading and blinded reading within 48 hours)

研究者

申办方类型
Other

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