NCT00356837

Diagnosing Extremity Fractures and/or Dislocations Using Ultrasound Presenting to the Emergency Department

Diagnosing Extremity Fractures and/or Dislocations Using Ultrasound in Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 323 (estimated)
• Sponsor: United States Army Institute of Surgical Research · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosing the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations. Hypothesis: Can ultrasound be used as an accurate and effective method for determining the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations? Is there a difference in amount of pain experienced prior to and after the ultrasound?

Detailed description

This prospective, multicenter cohort study. The sampling method will be a convenience sample of all adult patients presenting to the ED with symptoms concerning a fracture and/or dislocation of an extremity. Once a patient has been deemed an appropriate candidate for the study, written consent will be obtained from one of the Associate Investigators. Once consent has been obtained, a resident physician will perform the ultrasound examination on the affected extremity(s) and note their findings.

Conditions

• Fractures
• Dislocations

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ultrasound	use ultrasound to confirm diagnosis of extremity fractures

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2010-11-01
• First posted: 2006-07-26
• Last updated: 2010-12-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States