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NCT03473249
PHASE4

Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to generate pilot data describing test characteristics of contrast enhanced ultrasound in young children with concern for abdominal trauma. The primary objective in this study is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) compared to abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) in the detection of abdominal solid organ injury in young children \< 8 years of age with concern for blunt abdominal trauma.

Official title: Clinical Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Young Children

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

0 Years - 7 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

120

Start Date

2018-05-09

Completion Date

2026-12

Last Updated

2025-12-24

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Interventions

DRUG

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound using Lumason

Subjects will undergo a contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) during which a standard greyscale abdominal ultrasound is performed first followed by injection of intravenous contrast with Lumason, and completion of contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States