An interventional study of Ultrasound in Fractures and Dislocations, sponsored by United States Army Institute of Surgical Research. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-12-13.
Sponsored by United States Army Institute of Surgical Research · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosing the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations.
Hypothesis: Can ultrasound be used as an accurate and effective method for determining the presence or absence of extremity fractures or dislocations? Is there a difference in amount of pain experienced prior to and after the ultrasound?
This prospective, multicenter cohort study. The sampling method will be a convenience sample of all adult patients presenting to the ED with symptoms concerning a fracture and/or dislocation of an extremity. Once a patient has been deemed an appropriate candidate for the study, written consent will be obtained from one of the Associate Investigators. Once consent has been obtained, a resident physician will perform the ultrasound examination on the affected extremity(s) and note their findings.
190 studies on the registry are indexed under Joint Dislocations; 39 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 323 is above the median of 53 across 120 interventional studies indexed under Joint Dislocations.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Those with extremity fractures.
Procedure: Ultrasound
use ultrasound to confirm diagnosis of extremity fractures
Faster diagnosis and sooner definitive treatment for extremity fractures or dislocations.
Time frame: 1 hour
Unnecessary evacuation in the pre hospital combat setting.
Time frame: 2 hours
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