Sonographic Assessment and Visualization of Ectopics in Emergency Medicine

NCT ID: NCT01322958

Last Updated: 2014-01-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-02-28

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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Observational study of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the evaluation of patients at risk of ectopic pregnancy.

Detailed Description

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Emergency Physicians who have undergone training according to the American College of Emergency Physicians Guidelines will be evaluated in the accuracy of performing pelvic ultrasounds among patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy.

Conditions

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Ectopic Pregnancy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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At Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy

Women who present to the emergency department at UCSF who are at risk of ectopic pregnancy.

Pelvic Ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pelvic ultrasound performed by the emergency physician

Interventions

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Pelvic Ultrasound

Pelvic ultrasound performed by the emergency physician

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Pelvic Sonogram

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant females in 1st trimester
* present to emergency department
* complaint of abdominal/pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding

Exclusion Criteria

* previous ultrasound diagnostic of location of pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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John C. Stein, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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University of California

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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SAVE'EM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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