Ultrasound at the bedside for diagnosing abdominal pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether using a small ultrasound machine at the bedside (point-of-care ultrasound) can help doctors better diagnose the cause of abdominal pain in the emergency department. If you join, the ultrasound results may help guide your care and could lead to faster treatment.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You must be at the emergency department with abdominal pain that started within the last 7 days.
- Your pain should not be from an injury (like a car accident) and should be your main reason for coming in.
- You must be able to understand and sign a consent form in English or Danish.
- This pain should be new, not a flare-up of a long-term condition lasting 3 months or more.
- You should not have already been examined by a doctor for this same pain today or had an ultrasound or CT scan for it in the past week.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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