Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Emergency Physician-Performed Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

Conditions:

Abdominal Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Non-traumatic abdominal pain is one of the most frequent complaints in Emergency Medicine. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has good performance in these situations. It is performed at the patient's b...

Detailed Description

Non-traumatic abdominal pain is one of the most frequent complaints in Emergency Medicine. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has good performance in these situations. It is performed at the patient's b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients older than 18 years
  • Admitted for acute abdominal pain lasting for less than 5 days
  • Availability in the ED at that time of an Emergency Physician trained in POCUS
  • Patient able to understand the protocol and having given oral informed consent to participate in the study or included under the emergency inclusion procedure

Exclusion

  • Documented end-of-life with a do-not-resuscitate order
  • Immediate need for management for hemodynamic stabilization
  • Patient sent to the ED by an out-of-hospital practitioner
  • Pregnant and breast-feeding women
  • No social security
  • Under guardianship, curatorship or deprived of liberty.
  • Do not understand French

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 11 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 23 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

256 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04912206

Start Date

June 11 2021

End Date

June 23 2022

Last Update

July 20 2022

Active Locations (2)

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1

Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendée

La Roche-sur-Yon, France, 85925

2

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

Nantes, France