EASY Algorithm Trial (Elbow Trauma Assessment Using Sonography in Children and Youth) Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Point-of-care Ultrasound as a Screening Tool for Suspected Elbow Fractures in Children Aged 5 to 15 Years: a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age5-15
SponsorTimo Munz

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the safety and accuracy of ultrasound as a screening tool to detect broken bones (fractures) in the elbow area in children and youth aged 5 to 15 years. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Can ultrasound reliably show that there is a fracture in the elbow area after an accident?

Participants will:

* Have an ultrasound of their elbow to look for fluid in the joint. * Have standard X-rays of their elbow to check if there is a fracture. * Have their medical records checked and answer a phone call 6 weeks later to see how their elbow has healed (only if no fracture was found during the first visit).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

children and adolescents aged 5-15 years with anamnestic and clinically justified need for the exclusion of a fracture after elbow trauma

Disqualifiers

elbow trauma as part of a polytrauma,

parents' insufficient German language skills (spoken or written),

trauma more than 72 hours ago,

presentation at the emergency room with current, post-traumatic external X-ray images of the affected elbow joint from another clinic or practice,

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Timo Munz

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Sponsor institution

University Hospital Dresden

Collaborator

Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

Collaborator

Abteilung für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie BG Unfallklinik Duisburg

Collaborator

University Hospital Freiburg

Collaborator

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Collaborator

Klinikum Kassel

Collaborator

Vivantes Hospital Berlin Neukölln

Collaborator

Klinikum Stuttgart

Collaborator

Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH

Collaborator

University Hospital Lübeck

Collaborator

University Hospital Tuebingen

Collaborator