Ultrasound Evaluation of Superior Mesenteric Artery Measurements in a Healthy Pediatric Population

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Conditions studied: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

In brief

Multicenter, prospective, observational research project on children aged from 10 to 15 years old undergoing abdominal ultrasound examinations during routine clinical practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04515251

Run by

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

People needed

289

Starts

2020-04-27

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-31

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female children
• Age ranging from10 to 15 years, included
• Abdominal ultrasound examination to be performed for indications other than gastrointestinal evaluation
• Signed Informed Consent

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of a disease that could distort the anatomy around the SMA (e.g., abdominal mass, lymphadenopathy, severe scoliosis, free abdominal fluid)
• Oncologic patients at risk of neoplastic cachexia.

Where it is running

• Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland — Bellinzona, Switzerland (enrolling)
• Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève — Geneva, Switzerland (enrolling)

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