A Research Study of Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST) in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma
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Official title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST) in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma
Brief summary
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Bleeding from intra-abdominal injuries is a leading cause of traumatic deaths in children. Abdominal CT is the reference standard test for diagnosing intra-abdominal injuries. Compelling reasons exist, however, to both aggressively evaluate injured children for intra-abdominal injuries with CT and to limit abdominal CT evaluation to solely those at non-negligible risk. The focused assessment sonography for trauma (FAST) examination can help focus patient evaluation in just this manner by potentially safely decreasing abdominal CT use in low risk children. This research study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial to determine whether use of the FAST examination, a bedside abdominal ultrasound, impacts care in 3,194 hemodynamically stable children with blunt abdominal trauma. The overall objectives of this proposal are 1) to determine the efficacy of using the FAST examination during the initial evaluation of children with blunt abdominal trauma, and 2) to identify factors associated with abdominal CT use in children considered very low risk for IAI after a negative FAST examination. The long-term objective of the research is to determine appropriate evaluation strategies to optimize the care of injured children, leading to improved quality of care and a reduction in morbidity and mortality.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT05910567
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 4,650 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Examination Diagnostic Test
- No Intervention: Standard of Care - Without the FAST Examination Other
Diagnostic Test · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Up to 17 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 16, 2023
- Primary completion
- Apr 29, 2027
- Completion
- Apr 29, 2027
- Last update posted
- Aug 26, 2026
2023 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 6
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 6
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis Medical Center | Sacramento | California | 95817 | Recruiting |
| University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center and Children's Hospital Colorado | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | Recruiting |
| Emory University Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | Recruiting |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45229 | Recruiting |
| The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus | Ohio | 43205 | Recruiting |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | 75390 | Recruiting |
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