Impact of Unenhanced Computed Tomography (CT) in Elderly Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department With Acute Abdominal Pain

NCT ID: NCT02355483

Last Updated: 2015-02-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

423 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether non-contrast abdominal computed tomography (CT) impacts management (diagnosis, need for surgery and treatment) in elderly patients admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain.

Detailed Description

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A systematic unenhanced abdominal CT is performed in elderly patients admitted to the emergency patients with acute abdominal symptoms. Accuracy of unenhanced CT is assessed by comparing diagnosis and therapeutic management recorded before and after unenhanced CT versus gold standard diagnosis and management. Gold standard diagnosis and management are established at 3 month follow up, based on patient's medical records and a systematic telephone interview.

Conditions

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Abdominal Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Unenhanced abdominal Computed Tomography

Systematic Unenhanced abdominal Computed tomography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Elderly patients admitted to the emergency department (aged 75 year old and older)
* acute abdominal pain
* informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* traumatic pain
* symptom duration of more than a week
* unability for the patient to give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Montpellier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ingrid MILLET, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Montpellier University Hospital

Locations

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Medical Imaging department

Montpellier, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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2011-A00868-33

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8741

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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