Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: Ultrasound Wells Score vs Traditional Wells Score

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 15 February 2016
• Main ID: NCT02190110
• Date of registration: 12/07/2014
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
• Public title: Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: Ultrasound Wells Score vs Traditional Wells Score
• Scientific title: Ultrasound Wells Score vs Traditional Wells Score in the Diagnostic Approach to Pulmonary Embolism
• Date of first enrolment: August 2014
• Target sample size: 444
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02190110
• Study type: Observational
• Study design: Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Austria, Italy

Contacts

• Name: Peiman Nazerian, MD
• Affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italia

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients more than 18 years old

- Patients presenting with dyspnea, thoracic pain or syncope, palpitations, cardiac
arrest

- Suspicion of PE

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient did not consent to participate in the study

- Presence of a diagnosis alternative to PE objectively demonstrated after the first
assessment.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Pulmonary Embolism

Primary Outcome(s)

ultrasound Wells score vs traditional Wells score diagnostic performance. [Time Frame: 2 weeks after the end of recruitment]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Failure rate and efficiency of traditional and US Wells [Time Frame: 2 weeks after the end of recruitment]

Secondary ID(s)

1001

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors