Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01187745
Study to Look for Artifact on Computed Tomography (CT) Representing Kidney Stones
Evaluation of Twinkling Artifact Compared to Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Kidney Stones
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 52 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Patients suspected of having a kidney stone are usually evaluated by computed tomography (CT) scan. The investigators hypothesize that ultrasound (U/S) should be sufficient to evaluate kidneys for suspected renal stones.
Detailed description
All patients aged 18 years of age and over who are undergoing a renal stone protocol for evaluation of flank pain will be included. Pregnant patients will not be included.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | CT Scan followed by ultrasound | A limited U/S is performed after the CT scan which is ordered by the Emergency Department physician. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-09-01
- Completion
- 2010-09-01
- First posted
- 2010-08-24
- Last updated
- 2011-06-28
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01187745. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.