N/A
N=420
Emergency Bedside Ultrasound for Pediatric Soft Tissue Infections
Abscess
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00595881 ↗Enrolled (actual)
420
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Sensitivity and Specificity of Bedside Emergency Ultrasound When Added to the Clinical Examination Compared With Clinical Examination Alone. — 94.7; 93.1; 84.2; 81.4 Ratio as a percentage
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Bedside emergency ultrasound (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 0+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Primary completion
- May 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Sensitivity and Specificity of Bedside Emergency Ultrasound When Added to the Clinical Examination Compared With Clinical Examination Alone. |
94.7; 93.1; 84.2; 81.4 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if soft tissue infections in pediatric patients can be more accurately diagnosed (i.e. the presence of a drainable abscess) with the addition of bedside ultrasound to the clinical examination compared to the clinical examination alone.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Evidence of at least one of the following: skin elevation, induration, tenderness, fluctuance, or history of purulent drainage from the lesion
Exclusion Criteria
- Suspected paronychia or felon
- Lesion involving the face, perirectal, or vaginal area
- Surgical wound infection
- Underlying immunodeficiency
- Non-soft tissue infectious mass (e.g. lymphadenitis)
- Suspected non-infectious mass (e.g. hernia, lymph node)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00595881). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.