Efficacy of Ultrasound in Evaluating Occult Fractures

Fractures, Occult Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Efficacy of Ultrasound in Evaluating Fractures in the Ankle and Foot in Children When the X-Ray Does Not Demonstrate Fractures.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00367848
• Other study ID #: SIM001- HMO-CTIL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 22, 2006
• Last updated: May 19, 2008
• Start date: November 2006

Study information

• Verified date: May 2008
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the efficacy and accuracy of Ultrasound in evaluating occult fractures. We want to examine it on children that suffer from suspected fractures of the foot and ankle and the results of the x-ray are either negative or inconclusive.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• boys and girls aged <=15 years

• suspected fracture of the wrist or ankle (no later than one week after the injury)

• negative or inconclusive x-ray

Exclusion Criteria:

• unwillingness to sign informed consent

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fractures, Bone
• Fractures, Occult

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah Medical Organization	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel,