Status:
UNKNOWN
A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Conditions:
Ankle Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
5+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Comparison of the reliability of different examination techniques to detect fractures in patients with ankle trauma.
Detailed Description
Patients with ankle trauma frequently present in the emergency department. In many institutions radiographies of the ankle and foot are obtained in most of these patients, although significant fractur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pain due to blunt trauma to the ankle
- Must be at least 5 years old
Exclusion
- Skin defects in the injured area
- Time of trauma \> 72 hours before presentation
- Multiple significant injuries making clinical examination impossible
- Clinically obvious fracture
- Re-evaluation
- Referred with radiography
- Result of radiography already known to investigator
- Glasgow Coma Scale \< 15
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
1500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01205841
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
September 21 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000