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TerminatedNCT03147690Updated Jun 11, 2021Results posted

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abdominal Injuries in Children

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Lumason in Abdominal Injury, sponsored by David Mooney. Terminated at 8 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 8 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-06-11.

Sponsored by David Mooney · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
Stopped for futility
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
8 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study proposes to evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosing abdominal solid organ injuries in pediatric patients. 146 subjects will be enrolled across approximately 8 sites in the US. All subjects will have had a Computerized Tomography (CT) scan as part of standard of care, confirming at least one solid organ abdominal injury. All subjects will have an abdominal ultrasound without contrast, followed by a contrast-enhanced ultrasound using the contrast agent Lumason. Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound results will be compared to the CT scan results. The study procedures will take place within 48 hours of injury.

Read the detailed description

This is an interventional study proposes to evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosing abdominal solid organ injuries in pediatric patients. 146 subjects will be enrolled across approximately 8 sites in the US. All subjects will have had a Computerized Tomography (CT) scan as part of standard of care, confirming at least one solid organ abdominal injury. All subjects will have an abdominal ultrasound without contrast, followed by a contrast-enhanced ultrasound using the contrast agent Lumason. Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound results will be compared to the CT scan results. The study procedures will take place within 48 hours of injury. At conclusion of enrollment of all subjects a centralized review of CT vs. CEUS will occur to compare to real time readings.

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Conditions studied

  • Abdominal Injury

Keywords

  • Solid Organ Injury
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In context

Wounds and Injuries

5,056 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 861 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 74 is above the median of 52 across 3,239 interventional studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

David Mooney is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
8 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Hemodynamically stable, as determined by the trauma team
  • Age 8 through 17 years
  • Interpretable CT of the abdomen and pelvis that demonstrates at least one abdominal solid organ injury among the liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys
  • Plan for observation or admission to the hospital
  • Candidate for abdominal ultrasound based on body habitus
  • Have a Glasgow Coma Score of 15
  • Able to complete the study procedures within 48 hours of injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known cardiac abnormality
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Known sensitivity to sulfur hexafluoride, polyethylene glycol 4000, distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sodium (DPPG-Na), or palmitic acid
  • Unable to roll over
  • Unable to assent
  • Pregnant
  • Lactating
  • CT images not available for transmission to central image repository
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
74 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    All Study Participants

    All subjects will have an abdominal non-contrast ultrasound performed. Lumason will then be administered at a dose of 0.03mL/kg up to a maximum dose of 2.4mL and a contrast-enhanced ultrasound will be performed. The dose will be given twice, for a total maximum dose per subject of 4.8mL

    Drug: Lumason

Interventions

  • DrugLumason

    Lumason will be administered at a dose of 0.03 mL/kg up to a maximum dose of 2.4mL injected into a peripheral intravenous catheter. An abdominal contrast enhanced ultrasound will be performed to look for solid organ injury. The will be given twice during the intervention, for a total maximum dose per subject of 4.8mL.

    Also known as: SonoVue

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Patients for Whom All Organs Identified by CT With Injuries Are Also Identified by CEUS, Regardless of Injury Grade.

    During analysis, results of contrast enhanced ultrasound will be compared to results of CT scan that was performed as part of clinical care to determine if the organs identified as injured by CT were also identified as injured by CEUS.

    Time frame: At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.

Secondary outcomes

  1. For Each Organ, the Proportion of Patients for Whom the Organ is Identified by CT and CEUS as Injured (Regardless of Grade).

    Results will be categorized by organ and analyzed to determine the percentage of injuries for each organ that were identified by CT that were also identified by CEUS.

    Time frame: At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.

  2. Proportion of Injuries Identified by CEUS Which Are Within 1 Grade of the Injury Identified by CT.

    The grade for the severity of the injury as determined by CEUS will be compared to the grade for the severity of the injury as determined by CT scan.

    Time frame: At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.

  3. Proportion of Patients Where the Absence or Presence of Peritoneal Fluid Identified by CT is Also Identified by CEUS.

    The presence or absence of peritoneal fluid as determined by CEUS will be compared to the presence or absence of peritoneal fluid as determined by CT scan.

    Time frame: At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.

  4. Proportion of Patients With Agreement Between 'Real-time' and Centralized Interpretation of CEUS Images.

    The contrast-enhanced ultrasounds will be re-read by a centralized reviewer and the results compared to those from the real-time reading.

    Time frame: At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.

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Results

Posted Dec 10, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneAll Study Participants
Started74
Completed71
Not completed3

Outcome measures

PrimaryProportion of Patients for Whom All Organs Identified by CT With Injuries Are Also Identified by CEUS, Regardless of Injury Grade.

During analysis, results of contrast enhanced ultrasound will be compared to results of CT scan that was performed as part of clinical care to determine if the organs identified as injured by CT were also identified as injured by CEUS.

Time frame:
At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Proportion of Patients for Whom All Organs Identified by CT With Injuries Are Also Identified by CEUS, Regardless of Injury Grade.
ParticipantsAll Study Participants
Proportion of Patients for Whom All Organs Identified by CT With Injuries Are Also Identified by CEUS, Regardless of Injury Grade.53
SecondaryFor Each Organ, the Proportion of Patients for Whom the Organ is Identified by CT and CEUS as Injured (Regardless of Grade).

Results will be categorized by organ and analyzed to determine the percentage of injuries for each organ that were identified by CT that were also identified by CEUS.

Time frame:
At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
For Each Organ, the Proportion of Patients for Whom the Organ is Identified by CT and CEUS as Injured (Regardless of Grade).
ParticipantsLiverSpleenRight KidneyLeft KidneyPancreas
For Each Organ, the Proportion of Patients for Whom the Organ is Identified by CT and CEUS as Injured (Regardless of Grade).1636690
SecondaryProportion of Injuries Identified by CEUS Which Are Within 1 Grade of the Injury Identified by CT.

The grade for the severity of the injury as determined by CEUS will be compared to the grade for the severity of the injury as determined by CT scan.

Time frame:
At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Proportion of Injuries Identified by CEUS Which Are Within 1 Grade of the Injury Identified by CT.
ParticipantsLiverSpleenRight KidneyLeft KidneyPancreas
Proportion of Injuries Identified by CEUS Which Are Within 1 Grade of the Injury Identified by CT.1134490
SecondaryProportion of Patients Where the Absence or Presence of Peritoneal Fluid Identified by CT is Also Identified by CEUS.

The presence or absence of peritoneal fluid as determined by CEUS will be compared to the presence or absence of peritoneal fluid as determined by CT scan.

Time frame:
At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Proportion of Patients Where the Absence or Presence of Peritoneal Fluid Identified by CT is Also Identified by CEUS.
ParticipantsCT-FluidCT-No Fluid
Proportion of Patients Where the Absence or Presence of Peritoneal Fluid Identified by CT is Also Identified by CEUS.429
SecondaryProportion of Patients With Agreement Between 'Real-time' and Centralized Interpretation of CEUS Images.

The contrast-enhanced ultrasounds will be re-read by a centralized reviewer and the results compared to those from the real-time reading.

Time frame:
At the time the CEUS is performed, within 48 hours of injury.
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Proportion of Patients With Agreement Between 'Real-time' and Centralized Interpretation of CEUS Images.
percentage of participantsLiverSpleenRight KidneyLeft KidneyPancreasAll Organs
Proportion of Patients With Agreement Between 'Real-time' and Centralized Interpretation of CEUS Images.77.972.188.295.698.544.1

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data was collected from the time of consent until 30 minutes after the second Lumason injection, within 48 hours of the participant's injury.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
All Study Participants0/74 (0%)0/74 (0%)3/74 (4.1%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventAll Study Participants
Injection Site ReactionSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/74
DizzinessNervous system disorders1/74
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/74

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)All Study Participants
<=18 years74
Between 18 and 65 years0
>=65 years0
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)All Study Participants
Mean13.3 (8.0 to 17.7)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)All Study Participants
Female21
Male53
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)All Study Participants
American Indian or Alaska Native1
Asian3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2
Black or African American1
White64
More than one race3
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)All Study Participants
United States74
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Study locations

8 sites
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona 85016, United States
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • Riley Children's Health
    Indianapolis, Indiana 45202, United States
  • Boston Children's Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Children's Mercy Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Nationwide Children's
    Columbus, Ohio 43205, United States
  • Primary Children's Hospital
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Oct 16, 2019

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 11, 2021, 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
NCT03147690
Lead sponsor
David Mooney
Responsible party
David Mooney (Director Trauma Program, Boston Children's Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 10, 2017
Start date
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 7, 2019
Completion
Oct 7, 2019
Results posted
Dec 10, 2020
Last update
Jun 11, 2021

Study contacts

David Mooney, MD, MPH
principal investigator · Boston Children's Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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