Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Thoracic Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The objective of the proposed study is to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ED POCUS in pediatric traumatic thoracic injuries including traumatic pneumothorax, hemothorax, lung contusion, rib fractures, and pulmonary edema (from submersion injury). This will be a prospective, multicenter, observational study of children 0-21 years of age presenting to the participating pediatric emergency departments for suspected traumatic thoracic injury. Results of POCUS will be compared to that of chest X-ray, final clinical diagnosis, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Study hypotheses are that POCUS is highly accurate (90-95%) when compared to chest X-ray, and moderately accurate (\ 80%) when compared to CT or MRI in diagnosing these conditions.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Maximum Age: 21
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Eligible subjects will be children 0 to 21 years of age presenting to the participating PEDs meeting trauma activation criteria and with suspected thoracic injury.

Locations
United States
California
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
RECRUITING
Sacramento
Contact Information
Primary
Samuel Lam, MD, MPH
docp2slam@gmail.com
916 887 1130
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-08-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 1020
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Sutter Health

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