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Waist circumference as an estimator of abdominal wall depth

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Assessing the correlation between waist circumference and abdominal wall depth
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN33200631
Lead Sponsor
niversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
386
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients aged 18 years old and over
2. Undergoing routine scheduled cross-sectional imaging that includes their abdomen
3. Mobile patients
4. Able to consent and volunteer their participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with uncorrected abdominal wall hernias or abdominal wall defects
2. Patients undergoing emergency CT scans requested from the emergency department

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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