Status:

UNKNOWN

A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma

Lead Sponsor:

KU Leuven

Conditions:

Ankle Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

5+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Comparison of the reliability of different examination techniques to detect fractures in patients with ankle trauma.

Detailed Description

Patients with ankle trauma frequently present in the emergency department. In many institutions radiographies of the ankle and foot are obtained in most of these patients, although significant fractur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pain due to blunt trauma to the ankle
  • Must be at least 5 years old

Exclusion

  • Skin defects in the injured area
  • Time of trauma \> 72 hours before presentation
  • Multiple significant injuries making clinical examination impossible
  • Clinically obvious fracture
  • Re-evaluation
  • Referred with radiography
  • Result of radiography already known to investigator
  • Glasgow Coma Scale \< 15

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

1500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01205841

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

September 21 2010

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Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000