Status:
COMPLETED
Single Comprehensive Ultrasound to Rule Out DVT in High-risk Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Collaborating Sponsors:
Deseret Foundation
Conditions:
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To determine the rate of thromboembolic complications (including death attributed to thromboembolic disease) in patients with a score rated as "DVT likely" on a formalized scoring system, when anticoa...
Detailed Description
Design: Prospective clinical cohort study. Patients: 193 sequentially enrolled patients evaluated for suspected symptomatic deep vein thrombosis of the leg, reporting to the LDS Hospital or Intermoun...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be referred for suspected first ipsilateral episode of acute DVT of the lower extremities.
- Be \> 18 y.o.
- Provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- Pregnant.
- Compression ultrasonography cannot be performed due to physical or technical reasons.
- Long-term follow-up will not be possible due to geographic inaccessibility, homelessness or lack of a telephone.
- Therapeutic doses of an anticoagulant have been received for more than 24 hours before enrollment.
- Informed consent cannot be obtained.
- Long term anticoagulation will be required for another diagnosis (e.g. atrial fibrillation).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
199 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00333697
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
March 21 2011
Active Locations (2)
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1
Intermoutain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, United States, 84157
2
LDS Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84093