ltrasound of the infant hip: Manual fixation is equivalent to Graf’s technique regarding image quality – a randomized trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Q65; Congenital deformities of hip

• Registration Number: DRKS00015694
• Lead Sponsor: Erstes Wiener Kindergesundheitszentrum Donaustadt (First Vienna Pediatric Medical Center)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-11-06
• Study Start: 2018-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 117

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy female and male newborns and babies up to 8 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Participants diagnosed with hip dysplasia or any other malalignment (regardless of the respective classification level)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The aim was to show that manual fixation of the child is equivalent to Graf’s technique regarding image quality (determined after data collection and blinded evaluation of all ultrasound images).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A further aim was to identify further variables with a potential influence on the evaluability of hip ultrasound images (determined after data collection and blinded evaluation of all ultrasound images).