Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Tomography of Nephrolithiasis Evaluation

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Urolithiasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial of ultrasonography (ultrasound) compared to computed tomography (CT) for the initial emergency room evaluation of patients with suspected renal coli...

Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial of ultrasonography compared with computed tomography (CT) for the evaluation of patients with suspected urolithiasis. The study will be conducted at...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • men or women = or \>18 but \<76 years of age presenting with acute renal colic
  • Emergency department physician highly suspects a primary diagnosis of kidney stones (renal colic) or the patient requires imaging to rule out kidney stones.

Exclusion

  • children \< 18 years old
  • elderly patients \> or = 76 years old
  • pregnancy or planning pregnancy
  • Morbid obesity (\>285 pounds in men, \>250 pounds in women)
  • patients with an acute abdomen, signs of sepsis, signs of alternate diagnosis (ie appendicitis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, pyelonephritis, kidney stones not suspected).
  • history of kidney problems (hemodialysis, kidney transplant, presence of only one kidney)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

2776 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01451931

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

December 3 2014

Active Locations (15)

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1

UCSF at Fresno

Fresno, California, United States, 93701

2

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

3

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

4

Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303