Status:
COMPLETED
Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasound in Suspected Acute Diverticulitis
Lead Sponsor:
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Conditions:
Acute Diverticulitis
Abdominal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with abdominal pain. The diagnosis and staging of patients with suspected acute diverticul...
Detailed Description
Colonic diverticulitis is a common clinical condition; about 20% of patients with colonic diverticulosis experience abdominal symptoms and, eventually, complications such as episodes of diverticulitis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- informed consent obtained
- patients with abdominal pain presenting to the Emergency Department with a suspicon of diverticular disease, in whom the tutor physician orders an imaging study (abdominal CT or abdominal US performed by the Radiologist)
Exclusion
- no ultrasonographer physician who can perform bedside abdominal US is present
- the patient does not undergo imaging study
- clinical conditions of the patient are particularly severe, preventing an adequate enrollment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 20 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03279588
Start Date
May 20 2017
End Date
December 20 2018
Last Update
May 10 2019
Active Locations (4)
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1
Department of Emergency Medicine
Figline Valdarno, Firenze, Italy
2
Emergency Department Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 50134
3
Emergency Department ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia, Italy, 25123
4
Emergency Department Nuovo Ospedale di Prato
Prato, Italy, 59100