"Point of Care" Ultrasound and Renal Colic
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Abstract
Dates
Last Verified: | 10/31/2019 |
First Submitted: | 11/04/2019 |
Estimated Enrollment Submitted: | 11/17/2019 |
First Posted: | 11/19/2019 |
Last Update Submitted: | 11/17/2019 |
Last Update Posted: | 11/19/2019 |
Actual Study Start Date: | 10/06/2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | 06/30/2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | 06/30/2020 |
Condition or disease
Intervention/treatment
Procedure: Ultrasound
Other: Standard care
Phase
Arm Groups
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ultrasound | Procedure: Ultrasound The emergency physician will perform a "point of care" ultrasound. If signs of expansions of the pelvicalyceal cavities are found, an early CT scan will follow |
Other: Standard care | Other: Standard care Standard clinical care of patients. In regards of the clinical evolution and of biological results, a CT scan could be performed by the physician. |
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study | 18 Years To 18 Years |
Sexes Eligible for Study | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | Yes |
Criteria | Inclusion Criteria: - Adult patients admitted in ER for suspicion of simple renal colic - Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - protected adults (tutorship or guardianship) - fever ≥ 38.5°C - chronic endstage kidney failure (Glomerular filtration rate < 30%) - Solitary kidney - Urinary tract catheter or percutaneous nephrectomy - Pregnancy - traumatic back pain - Renal colic diagnosis in the past three months |
Outcome
Primary Outcome Measures
1. Time between admission and discharge from the emergency room [Day one]
Secondary Outcome Measures
1. Patients satisfaction scale [An average of 24 hours]
2. Physician satisfaction scale [9 months]
3. Ultrasound diagnostic performance to detect expansions of the pelvicalyceal cavities [9 months]