Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound for the Detection of Hydronephrosis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Urolithiasis; Ultrasonography; Hydronephrosis
• Interventions: Other: emergency department targeted ultrasound imaging

• Registration Number: NCT00555308
• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University

Brief Summary

An Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound (EDTU) is an ultrasound examination performed by an emergency department physician, instead of a radiologist or ultrasound technician. EDTU is intended to be a readily assessable test performed at the bedside, to quickly and safely determine the presence of a disease state; it answers a binary question, as compared to formal ultrasound imaging which seeks to determine the cause of a patient's symptoms.

The objective of this study is to determine the accuracy of EDTU in patients suspected of renal colic. By demonstrating excellent test characteristics, these investigators hope that this research will be used to incorporate EDTU for hydronephrosis into standard emergency care in Canada.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-11
• Study First Submitted: 2007-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Status Verified: 2009-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2009-07-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Emergency Department patients
• Males and Females
• Age 16-65
• Undergoing CT scan of the abdomen or formal ultrasound of the abdomen at Kingston General Hospital or Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.

Exclusion Criteria

• Hemodynamic instability
• Fever
• Leukocytes or nitrites on dipstick urinalysis
• Pregnancy
• Renal failure
• Single functioning kidney or renal transplant

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
one	emergency department targeted ultrasound imaging	undergo EDTU

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diagnostic accuracy of EDTU	1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
same measures of diagnostic accuracy in the planned subgroup of patients being investigated for suspected renal colic	1 hour

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Kingston General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Hotel Dieu Hospital; 🇨🇦 Kingston, Ontario, Canada