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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00550511
Date of registration: 29/10/2007
Primary sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Public title: Randomized Study Evaluating the Role of Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in the Management of the Acute Abdomen
Scientific title: Randomized Study Evaluating the Role of Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in the Management of the Acute Abdomen
Date of first enrolment: February 2004
Target sample size: 800
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00550511
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic  
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:   Johanna Adami, ass prof
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Affiliation:  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Clinical epidemiology unit
Name:   Anna Lindelius, MD
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Affiliation:  Karolinska Institutet, Department of Surgery, Stockholm South General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Admitted to emergency ward for abdominal pain

- 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy

- Condition that has to be taken care of immediately

- Inability to communicate with the investigator

- Previously diagnosed abdominal condition

- Severe drug or alcohol addiction

- Dementia



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Abdominal Pain
Intervention(s)
Radiation: Surgeon-performed ultrasound
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of correct diagnosis [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time consumption in emergency department Time to decision about surgical intervention Amount of complementary examinations Amount of hospital admissions Patient satisfaction in the emergency ward and at follow up Consumption of health care [Time Frame: 2 years]
Secondary ID(s)
ULABD-1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Stockholm County Council, Sweden
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