Accuracy of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Providers in Diagnosing Hip Effusions Using Point of Care Ultrasound

Completed

Conditions studied: Hip Effusion, Septic Arthritis, Transient Synovitis, Hip

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if pediatric emergency medicine providers can accurately diagnose a hip effusion using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) compared to radiology ultrasound (RADUS).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05971745

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

161

Starts

2019-10-15

Expected to finish

2024-04-25

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-22

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or younger
• Clinical presentation necessitating hip ultrasonography as determined by the evaluating clinician
• Study physician available at the time of presentation to ED
• Patient or legal guardian provides consent

You may not qualify if…

• Children who present when a study physician is not available or those for whom consent is not given.
• Children who have had hip ultrasound imaging prior to their ED visit. Children with prior hip/pelvis x-rays will not be excluded.

Where it is running

• Ruchika M Jones — Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center — Newark, New Jersey, United States
• Cohen Children's Medical Center — New Hyde Park, New York, United States
• Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service — Southport, Queensland, Australia

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