Status:
COMPLETED
Correlation of Location of Abdominal Tenderness With Acute CT Abnormalities in Emergency Department Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Conditions:
Abdominal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
To determine the correlation between the region of abdominal tenderness determined by the examining physician and the location of acute pathology diagnosed on abdominal CT. We hypothesize that the acu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All consecutive emergency department patients undergoing abdominal CT for non-traumatic abdominal pain and tenderness will be prospectively enrolled, with the following exceptions. For study purposes, "abdominal pain and tenderness" is defined as pain and tenderness to direct palpation in the region anterior to the mid-axillary line bilaterally, and extending from the costal margins to the inguinal ligaments. Consequently, patients undergoing CT for indications such as isolated vomiting, fever without source, staging of malignancies, isolated flank pain or suspected renal colic, or other indications that do not meet the above definition will not be enrolled.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women do not routinely undergo abdominal CT due to radiation concerns and will be excluded from the study.
- Patients with altered mental status or altered abdominal sensation (due to neurological conditions such as paraplegia) that may prevent assessment of the location of abdominal tenderness will be excluded.
- Preverbal children will be excluded as they rarely undergo CT and will be unable to indicate the region of maximal tenderness.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00673374
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
February 25 2014
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710