Choice of Tube Extremity in Emission of Lowest Radiation Dose in Pediatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT02925936

Last Updated: 2016-10-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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Compare the radiation in pediatric patients thyroid submitted to chest X-ray using the position of the anode and cathode.

Detailed Description

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The study's primary goal was to compare radiation exposure in two different positions during chest x rays in children. It was conducted from June/2014 to July/2015, and included children from 0 to12 years old staying at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre, Brazil, with chest x ray requests during ICU stay. They were randomized to two groups: during the x ray, one group was positioned with the thyroid facing the anode end, and the other group was positioned with the thyroid facing the cathode end.

Conditions

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Radiation Absorption Radiography

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cathode

Thyroid facing the cathode end of xray machine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thyroid facing the cathode end of xray machine

Intervention Type OTHER

Thyroid position: facing the cathode end of xray machine

Anode

Thyroid facing the anode end of xray machine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thyroid facing the anode end of xray machine

Intervention Type OTHER

Thyroid position: facing the anode end of xray machine

Interventions

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Thyroid facing the anode end of xray machine

Thyroid position: facing the anode end of xray machine

Intervention Type OTHER

Thyroid facing the cathode end of xray machine

Thyroid position: facing the cathode end of xray machine

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Younger than 12 years old
* Admitted to the Paediatric ICU at Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre
* Chest X ray requested by treating physician

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with scans that failed to comply with the technical criteria from the European Community Commission guidelines on quality criteria for diagnostic radiographic images in paediatrics, as evaluated by the radiologist doctors responsible for that exam report.
Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Guilherme Oberto Rodrigues

Master of Science

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Silvia Goldmeier, Dr

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Locations

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Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Daruich De Souza C, Rico Freitas G, Fachel Medeiros R, Ramalho E, Rodrigues SC, Oberto Rodrigues G. Protocol for reducing radiation exposure during pediatric thoracic radiography. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 2022 Sep;53(3):437-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2022.05.012. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35750602 (View on PubMed)

Rodrigues GO, Medeiros RF, Rodrigues SC, Boll LFC, Irigoyen MC, Goldmeier S. Choice of tube extremity for emission of the lowest radiation dose in pediatric patients. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2018 Oct 10;21:64-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2018.06.006. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30320204 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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4769/12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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