Patient-driven Compression in Urography

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Urologic Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT02622269
• Lead Sponsor: Örebro University, Sweden

Brief Summary

Compression of the abdomen during urography with either a patient-regulated compression device or conventional compression.

Evaluation of radiation dose, image quality and patients' experiences

Detailed Description

Patients are subjected to radiation from radiographical studies. The nurse can reduce the radiation dose for the individual by using dose-reducing measures. One of these is compression. It is known that compression in urography reduces the radiation dose because the radiation has less tissue to transverse when it is compressed. By reducing patient radiation doses, the risk of harmful radiation effects is reduced. This study aims to study if a patient-regulated compression device can reduce the radiation dose as effectively as the conventional compression, regulated by the nurse.

Two compression devices are investigated in each patient, in randomized order.

Aims of the study:

1. Evaluate if the radiation doses are comparable with a patient-regulated compression device and conventional compression.

2. Evaluate image quality with the two devices.

3. Describe patients' experiences from using the two devices.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-12-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-12-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Outpatients with a request for a urographic study

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency studies,
• cannot participate actively with compression,
• contraindications to compression of the abdomen,
• pregnancy,
• inability to understand the language of the questionnaire

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiation dose measured as Dose-area product	Immediately	Radiation dose for the investigated exposures, measured as Dose-area product

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Image quality measured with Visual Grading	Immediately	Image quality for the investigated images, measured with Visual Grading
Patient experience (questionnaire)	Immediately after the procedure	A questionnaire will be analysed with qualitative content analysis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Radiology; 🇸🇪 Örebro, Sweden