Hydronephrosis on Ultrasound With CT Finding in Patients With Renal Colic

Completed

Conditions studied: Hydronephrosis, Renal Colic

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the overall sensitivity and specificity of hydronephrosis on point-of-care bedside ultrasound to identify hydronephrosis as compared to hydronephrosis found by CT.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01349244

Run by

Yale University

People needed

97

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Emergency Department patients 18 yrs or older with suspected renal colic in whom the clinician intends to obtain a CT scan to diagnose kidney stone.
• Informed consent will be required prior to enrollment in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Known renal disease (any ESRD, transplant, PCKD), dementia, trauma, language barrier, incarcerated patients, and patients who do not undergo CT.

Where it is running

• Yale University, Emergency Department — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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