Hydronephrosis on Ultrasound With CT Finding in Patients With Renal Colic

NCT ID: NCT01349244

Last Updated: 2014-07-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 97 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-09-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the overall sensitivity and specificity of hydronephrosis on point-of-care bedside ultrasound to identify hydronephrosis as compared to hydronephrosis found by CT.

Conditions

Hydronephrosis; Renal Colic

Study Design

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

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Emergency Department patients 18 yrs or older with suspected renal colic in whom the clinician intends to obtain a CT scan to diagnose kidney stone.
• Informed consent will be required prior to enrollment in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Known renal disease (any ESRD, transplant, PCKD), dementia, trauma, language barrier, incarcerated patients, and patients who do not undergo CT.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Christopher L Moore, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

Yale University, Emergency Department

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

IRB # 1006006943

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id