Pediatric Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound(CEUS) in China

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age29-18
SponsorThe Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the application of intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination in children with intra-abdominal diseases that require clear diagnoses. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound helpful for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal diseases in children? * What medical problems do participants have when participating in intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination? * How can ultrasound doctors conduct intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound examinations in a standardized manner? Researchers will performing intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound examinations on participants and collecting research subjects to establish a multicenter clinical data database.

Participants will:

* Perform abdominal ultrasound examination to assess the condition. * At least conduct one intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination. Based on the result of the contrast examination, decide whether to conduct another examination. * Keep a diary of their symptoms and therapeutic process in 30 days.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 29 days to 18 years old;

The clinical diagnosis was abdominal space-occupying lesions, blunt abdominal trauma, ascites of unknown cause, and children with suspected abdominal disease but other examinations could not identify the cause.

Disqualifiers

Allergic to sulfur hexafluoride or other components;

Heart disease with right-to-left shunt/severe pulmonary hypertension /uncontrolled systemic hypertension/respiratory failure/heart failure/severe arrhythmia;

Electrocardiogram, echocardiography or clinical manifestations of myocardial ischemia;

Patients with severe blood system diseases or infectious diseases;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination
  • SonoVue®

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Lead sponsor

Shenzhen Children's Hospital

Collaborator

Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Collaborator

Tianjin Children's Hospital

Collaborator

Kunming Children's Hospital

Collaborator

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Collaborator

West China Hospital

Collaborator

Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Collaborator

Xian Children's Hospital

Collaborator