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临床试验/NCT00673374
NCT00673374已完成不适用

Correlation of Location of Abdominal Tenderness With Acute CT Abnormalities in Emergency Department Patients

Duke University1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 102 人开始时间: 2008年5月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
102
试验地点
1
主要终点
sensitivity and specificity of a hypothetical limited CT restricted to the region of abdominal tenderness for detection of acute pathology on CT on the entire abdomen.

研究概览

简要总结

To determine the correlation between the region of abdominal tenderness determined by the examining physician and the location of acute pathology diagnosed on abdominal CT. We hypothesize that the acute pathology diagnosed by CT will lie within the region marked on the abdominal wall by the examining physician prior to CT.

研究设计

研究类型
Observational
观察模型
Cohort
时间视角
Prospective

入排标准

性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • All consecutive emergency department patients undergoing abdominal CT for non-traumatic abdominal pain and tenderness will be prospectively enrolled, with the following exceptions. For study purposes, "abdominal pain and tenderness" is defined as pain and tenderness to direct palpation in the region anterior to the mid-axillary line bilaterally, and extending from the costal margins to the inguinal ligaments. Consequently, patients undergoing CT for indications such as isolated vomiting, fever without source, staging of malignancies, isolated flank pain or suspected renal colic, or other indications that do not meet the above definition will not be enrolled.

排除标准

  • Pregnant women do not routinely undergo abdominal CT due to radiation concerns and will be excluded from the study.
  • Patients with altered mental status or altered abdominal sensation (due to neurological conditions such as paraplegia) that may prevent assessment of the location of abdominal tenderness will be excluded.
  • Preverbal children will be excluded as they rarely undergo CT and will be unable to indicate the region of maximal tenderness.

结局指标

主要结局

sensitivity and specificity of a hypothetical limited CT restricted to the region of abdominal tenderness for detection of acute pathology on CT on the entire abdomen.

时间窗: immediate

次要结局

  • the percentage decrease in radiation exposure which could be achieved by performing a CT restricted to the region of abdominal tenderness, compared with CT of the entire abdomen(immediate)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Joshua Broder

Associate Professor

Duke University

研究点 (1)

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