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NCT01540318 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Utility of Abdominal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Children With Blunt Trauma

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Davis.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
925
Enrollment target

NCT01540318: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, Davis.

NCT01540318 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Davis. The registered enrollment target is 925 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (34% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01540318, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Davis.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
925 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The major goal of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying an initial evaluation strategy with abdominal ultrasound versus a strategy without abdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of children with blunt abdominal trauma. The proposal's objectives are to compare the following variables in those that randomize to abdominal ultrasound versus those that do not: 1. rate of abdominal CT scanning 2. time to emergency department disposition 3. the rate of missed/delayed diagnosis of intra-abdominal injury 4. the costs.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST examination)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 925 participants
Start Date 2012-02
Est. Completion 2016-01
Phase NA
University of California, Davis

657 total trials

What the finished NCT01540318 record still lists

NCT01540318 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 925 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (34% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST examination) is the first listed.

NCT01540318 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01540318 about?

NCT01540318 is a clinical study titled "Utility of Abdominal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Children With Blunt Trauma". The major goal of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying an initial evaluation strategy with abdominal ultrasound versus a strategy without abdominal ultrasound for the evaluation of children with blunt abdominal trauma. The proposal's objectives are to compare the followi...

What is the current status of trial NCT01540318?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 925 participants. The study started on 2012-02. Estimated completion is 2016-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01540318?

The interventions under investigation include: Abdominal Ultrasound (FAST examination) (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01540318?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Davis, which has 657 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01540318's enrollment target sits among peer trials

925 123rd of 2000 higher than 1,878 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01540318, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01540318 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.