Renal Colic Fast Track Pathway in the Emergency Department.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Renal Colic
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Point-of-Care ultrasound and testing

• Registration Number: NCT03706404
• Lead Sponsor: Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario la Paz

Brief Summary

Validation of a high-resolution, fast track pathway that combines the use of laboratory tests at the Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) versus the classical pathway, in which blood samples are sent to the central laboratory and comprehensive radiological exams ordered, being equally effective, at a lower cost of care and time of stay in the emergency department.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-16
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Primary Completion: 2019-09-19
• Study Completion: 2019-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

• First renal colic episode
• Need of analgesia
• Oral tolerance

Exclusion Criteria

• Hemodynamic instability
• Fever
• Anuria
• Abdominal trauma
• Chronic renal failure
• Active oncologic disease
• Kidney transplant or monorenal patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Point-of-care Testing and Ultrasound pathway	Point-of-Care ultrasound and testing	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of stay in the Emergency Department	24 hours
Adverse events	30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of conclusive exams in the Point-of-Care intervention arm.	24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Universitario La Paz; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain