Status:
COMPLETED
Sonography Outcomes Assessment Program for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Conditions:
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Currently, most emergency physicians have limited access to obtaining formal radiology ultrasound studies, particularly overnight. Many are forced to adopt risky and expensive strategies in managing t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Presenting signs and symptoms sufficiently suspicious for lower extremity DVT to warrant a formal radiology study in the opinion of the treating physician AND EITHER 2a. Moderate or high pre-test clinical probability of DVT (Wells Criteria) OR 2b. Low pre-test clinical probability of DVT with a positive D-dimer
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria:
- Documented lower extremity DVT within the past 60 days
- Anatomic abnormality that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude imaging of both femoral and popliteal veins on the affected leg (i.e. above-knee amputation or severe scarring from intravenous drug abuse in the inguinal area)
- Patient below the age of 18 years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
51 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00178789
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2007
Last Update
May 23 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Memorial Hermann Hospital Emergency Department
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030