Status:
COMPLETED
Improvement of Diagnostic Approach Using PoCUS for Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Conditions:
Abdominal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many medical specialties and paramedical fields are increasingly using point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). In daily practice, abdominal pain accounts for 7% to 10% of emergency department consultations,...
Detailed Description
1. Background Many medical specialties and paramedical fields are increasingly using point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). PoCUS is a pillar of clinical evaluation along with inspection, palpation, percus...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \> 17 years
- Right upper quadrant abdominal pain \< 11 days
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion
- Any reason that prevents ultrasound use
- Pregnancy
- Palliative care status or poor prognosis at 1-month follow-up
- Impossibility of 1-month follow-up
- Insufficient knowledge of French or Dutch to understand the informed consent
- Secondary exclusion criteria:
- Lost to follow-up
- Previously unknown pregnancy diagnosed during the emergency department consultation
- Emergency of care deemed incompatible with the study process by the investigator
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 6 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05438654
Start Date
September 1 2022
End Date
March 6 2023
Last Update
March 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Cliniques universitaires saint luc
Brussels, Belgium, 1200