Point of Care 3D Ultrasound for Various Applications: A Pilot Study
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Official title
A Pilot Study to Test Rapid Acquisition of Point of Care Ultrasound for Various Applications
Brief summary
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Summary 1. Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound in obtaining abdominal and/or pelvic images. The study will use a newly developed acquisition method and post-processing technique to create three dimensional image models of the abdomen and/or pelvis. 2. Study activities and population group. The study population will be a convenience sample of patients of any age presenting to the Emergency Department with complaints necessitating a clinical abdominal and/or pelvic imaging. The study intervention includes acquisition of research ultrasound images, which will not be used for clinical care, and comparison of these images with clinically obtained images. Other clinical data such as surgical and pathology reports will also be reviewed. 3.Data analysis and risk/safety issues. This is a pilot study intended to determine feasibility and to refine image reconstruction algorithms. Research images will be compared to clinical images. Comparison of research images with final diagnosis will also occur. The research intervention, an ultrasound exam, has no known safety risks. The only risk to subjects is loss of confidentiality. This study is observational, not interventional, because the experimental ultrasound will be performed in all subjects and will not be used in the clinical care of patients (consequently, will not have the opportunity to affect clinical outcomes). Experimental images will be reviewed after completion of clinical care and will not be provided to the clinicians caring for the subjects. The investigators are not measuring the effect of the ultrasound examination on the subjects' outcomes.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02831556
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 174 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
- Appendicitis
- Evidence of Cholecystectomy
- Gallstones
- Pregnancy, Ectopic
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Kidney Stones
- Intrauterine Pregnancy
- Diverticulitis
- Abdominal Injuries
- Tumors
- Pancreatitis
- Digestive System Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Intraabdominal Infections
- Intestinal Diseases
- Pregnancy
- Vascular Disease
- Uterine Fibroids
- Ovarian Cysts
- Uterine Abnominalies
- Bladder Abnominalies
- Testicular Abnominalies
- Polyps
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2016
- Primary completion
- Aug 30, 2022
- Completion
- Aug 30, 2022
- Last update posted
- May 20, 2024
2016 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Medical Center | Durham | North Carolina | 27705 | — |
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- Last update posted May 20, 2024 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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