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