Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01540318
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Blunt torso trauma resulting from a significant mechanism of injury
* Motor vehicle collision: greater than 60 mph, ejection, or rollover
* Automobile versus pedestrian/bicycle: automobile speed \> 25 mph
* Falls greater than 20 feet in height
* Crush injury to the torso
* Physical assault involving the abdomen
* Decreased level of consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale score \< 15 or below age-appropriate behavior) in association with blunt torso trauma
* Blunt traumatic event with any of the following (regardless of the mechanism):
* Extremity paralysis
* Multiple long bone fractures (e.g., tibia and humerus fracture)
* History and physical examination suggestive of intra-abdominal injury following blunt torso trauma of any mechanism (including mechanisms of injury of less severity than mentioned above)
Exclusion Criteria:
* No concern for inter-abdominal injury or no planned evaluation for possible IAI
* Prehospital or ED age adjusted Hypotension
* Prehospital or initial ED GCS score ≤ 8
* Presence of an abdominal "seat belt sign" - continuous area of erythema/contusion completely across the lower abdomen secondary to a lap belt
* Penetrating trauma: stab or gunshot wounds
* Traumatic injury occurring \> 24 hours prior to the time of presentation to the ED
* Transfer of the patient to the UCDMC ED from an outside facility with abdominal CT scan, diagnostic peritoneal lavage, or laparotomy previously performed
* Patients with known disease processes resulting in intraperitoneal fluid including liver failure and the presence of ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Maximum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01540318
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01540318