Comparison of Ultrasound Versus Radiography for Diagnosis of Nasal Fractures

NCT ID: NCT00650650

Last Updated: 2009-04-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2009-04-30

Brief Summary

The standard imaging procedure to diagnose a nasal fracture still is radiography (lateral nasal view and occipitomental view). But technological advances in ultrasonography during the last few decades have made high-resolution ultrasound devices available to the majority of medical centers. It has been shown that the bony structures of the nose can be well examined by ultrasound in the last few years. The hypothesis: "Is ultrasound of equal diagnostic accuracy in diagnosing nasal fractures as radiography" is being tested in the investigators' study. Patients with suspected nasal fracture undergo ultrasound examination in addition to the routine x-ray imaging. After completion of treatment, the readings of both ultrasound and radiographs are compared in terms of sensitivity and specificity to diagnose nasal fractures.

Conditions

Nasal Fracture

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• suspected nasal fracture

Exclusion Criteria

• further fractures
• pregnancy
• unstable condition
• refusal to undergo ultrasound examination

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen, Grosshadern

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen, Grosshadern

Locations

Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, LMU München

München, Bavaria, Germany

Countries

Germany

Other Identifiers

NF-US-XR-05

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id