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CompletedNCT00188435Updated Apr 24, 2007

Comparison of CXR and MnDCT

A Phase 1 interventional study of Minimum Dose CT in Acute Dyspnoea, sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto. Completed. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-04-24.

Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto · Phase 1, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A comparison of chest x-ray (CXR) and Minimum dose CT (MnDCT) in the acutely ill patient. The hypothesis is that MnDCT is more sensitive than CXR in the detection of acute findings in the acutely ill patient.

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A comparison of chest x-ray (CXR) and Minimum dose CT (MnDCT) in a cohort of 100 patients admitted for acute respiratory distress. Chest radiography (CXR) is compared to Minimum Dose CT (MnDCT) for the detection of consolidation;lung nodules, heart failure.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Dyspnoea

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In context

Dyspnea

656 studies on the registry are indexed under Dyspnea; 153 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 100 is above the median of 48 across 430 interventional studies indexed under Dyspnea.

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Lead sponsor

University Health Network, Toronto is the lead sponsor of 1,411 studies on the registry; 292 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
16 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients admitted for investigation of acute pulmonary embolus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
100 participants

Interventions

  • ProcedureMinimum Dose CT
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. A comparison of CXr and MnDCT in the detection of acute findings within the thorax

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 24, 2007, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00188435
Lead sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
First posted
Sep 16, 2005
Start date
Nov 2003
Completion
Dec 2004
Last update
Apr 24, 2007

Study contacts

Narinder Paul, FRCP C
principal investigator · University Health Network, Toronto
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