Ultrasonography of Chest Versus Pulmonary Artery CT Angiography in Patients With Symptoms and Signs in Favor of PTE

Pulmonary Thromboembolism Clinical Trial

Official title:

Bedside Ultrasonography of Chest Versus Pulmonary Artery CT Angiography in the Patients Who Came to Emergency Department of Alzahra General Hospital With Respiratory Symptoms and Signs in Favor of Pulmonary Thromboemboli.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01558206
• Other study ID #: 390327
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 8, 2012
• Last updated: March 16, 2012
• Start date: March 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2012

Study information

• Verified date: March 2012
• Source: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Iran: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study the investigators compare the diagnostic validity of Bedside Ultrasonography of chest and Pulmonary artery CT Angiography in the patients who came to Emergency Department of Alzahra General Hospital from 1 may 2012 to 1 October 2012 with respiratory symptoms and signs in favor of Pulmonary Thromboemboli (PTE).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 76
• Est. completion date: December 2012
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with signs or symptoms in favor of PTE who come to Emergency department of Alzahra General Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous history of Allergy to IV contrast

• Serum creatinin more than 1.8

• patients that will not agree to participate in the study.

• pregnancy

• Body weight more than 120 kg

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Thromboembolism
• Signs and Symptoms
• Thromboembolism

Intervention

Other:
• Pulmonary artery CT Angiography
Performing Pulmonary artery CT Angiography for patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.
• Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography of chest
Performing Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography of chest at the time of presentation for patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Emergency Department of alzahra General Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	Isfahan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iran, Islamic Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Emergency Ultrasonography findings in patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.	Comparing the Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography findings in PTE with pulmonary CT Angiography findings.	Within 1 hour of admission	Yes
Secondary	Pulmonary CT Angiography findings in patients with signs and symptoms in favor of PTE.		Within 24 hours of admission	Yes