Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
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Official title
Clinical Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Young Children
Brief summary
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The purpose of the study is to generate pilot data describing test characteristics of contrast enhanced ultrasound in young children with concern for abdominal trauma. The primary objective in this study is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) compared to abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) in the detection of abdominal solid organ injury in young children \< 8 years of age with concern for blunt abdominal trauma.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03473249
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 120 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 0 Years to 7 Years
- 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
- May 8, 2018
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2026
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Dec 23, 2025
2018 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 23, 2025 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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