Status:

COMPLETED

A Randomized Prospective Analysis of Time to Diagnosis and Length of Stay of Emergency Department Pelvic Ultrasonography

Lead Sponsor:

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Conditions:

Pregnancy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to compare the efficiency of pelvic ultrasounds performed by emergency medicine residents and attending physicians to the efficiency of pelvic ultrasounds performed by the ...

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized, prospective interventional study of pregnant patients presenting to the emergency department with complaints of pelvic pain and/or vaginal bleeding. This study will be cond...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • have a positive serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
  • estimated gestational age (EGA) of less than 20 weeks
  • complaint of pelvic pain and/or vaginal bleeding

Exclusion

  • prior known documentation of an intrauterine pregnancy
  • estimated gestational age (EGA) of greater than 20 weeks
  • peritoneal findings on physical examination
  • unstable vital signs as deemed appropriate by the attending physician
  • prisoners
  • open cervix upon physical examination

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

224 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02268877

Start Date

March 1 2013

End Date

March 1 2016

Last Update

June 27 2017

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