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NCT Number: NCT05402774

Abdominal Pain Management and Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department

Background: Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for admission to the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to investigate the effect of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed during the initial evaluation phase of patients who presented to the ED with abdominal pain on diagnostic processes, length of stay (LOS) in ED, and hospitalization and healthcare costs.

Methodology: This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel group study was conducted with patients who presented to the Sakarya Education Research Hospital ED with abdominal pain from October 2019 to March 2020. Patients were divided randomly into two groups: control group where standard diagnostic strategies were applied and the POCUS group where POCUS was performed together with standard diagnostic strategies. All data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 21.

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Key information

Conditions

Abdominal Pain Disease Attributes Emergencies Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital

Sakarya, 54050, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age >18 years
  • Patients who presented to the ED with abdominal pain
  • Nontraumatic patients

Exclusion criteria

  • permanent mental disability,
  • age <18 years,
  • abdominal trauma within the last 24 hours,
  • pregnancy, morbid obesity, repeated admissions,
  • referral from an external center to the ED,
  • missing patient information.

Treatment and study plan

Point-of-care ultrasound

Diagnostic Test

point-of-care ultrasound

Primary outcomes

  1. to measure the effect of POCUS on the Length of stay in emergency department

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. to measure the effect of POCUS on the average cost of patients, the rate of change in the preliminary diagnosis of the physician, and hospitalization and discharge rate

    Time frame: 1 months after discharge or hospitalisation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sakarya University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Abdominal Pain Management and Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: a Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jun 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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