Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Ultrasound to Evaluate Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Louisville
Conditions:
Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-18 years
Brief Summary
This studies investigates the hypothesis that bedside ultrasound is as accurate as plain x-rays for diagnosing clavicle fractures in children in a pediatric emergency department. Children with shoulde...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 1-18 years
- Pain from recent shoulder/clavicle injury
- Intact neurovascular exam
- Radiographs performed as part of normal ED evaluation
Exclusion
- Hemodynamic instability
- Multisystem trauma
- Altered mental status
- Open wounds to injured shoulder
- Developmental delay
- Prior radiographs at another clinic/hospital for this injury
- Previous clavicle fracture on the affected side
- Ultrasound gel allergy
- Non-English-speaking parents/child (unable to give informed consent)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00652548
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
March 31 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Kosair Children's Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202