Ultrasound Analysis of Suspected Long Bone Fractures in the Emergency Department - Diagnostic Performance Compared to Radiography.

Completed

• Conditions: Bone Fracture

• Registration Number: NCT05928065
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Brief Summary

Ultrasound tool in bones trauma is underused in the emergency department of the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne. This prospective non randomized monocentric study will measure how much this non irradiant method of diagnostic is sensible and specific in long bones fractures, and will evaluate it advantages versus conventional X ray examination.

Detailed Description

This study is based on physical examination (swelling, hematoma, edema) and concerns all long bones, including benign trauma (non deforming and closed fractures). The necessary time to make an ultrasound conclusion and the operator certitude degree will be measured.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-09
• Study Completion: 2022-03-09
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-03
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 186

Inclusion Criteria

• Children with low kinetic, non-deforming, non-open long bone trauma

Exclusion Criteria

• Opened fracture, deforming trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis concordance between the ultrasound and radiographic method for the diagnosis of long bone fractures.	Year: 1	Analysis datas collected.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis diagnostic performance between the ultrasound and radiographic method	Year: 1	Analysis datas collected.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Saint-Etienne; 🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne, France