Estimation of Spleen by Residents With VScan
Estimation of Spleen Size by Medical Residents With Hand Carried Ultrasound
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
In internal medicine, assessment of spleen size on physical examination is an extremely important part of the overall evaluation of patients with many illnesses. Examination of the spleen is also one of the core competencies that the investigators expect the students and residents to learn as part of their training. Unfortunately, the sensitivity and specificity of examination of the spleen at the bedside is not very good. The investigators wish to determine if medical residents can be taught to use hand carried ultrasound to accurately assess spleen size. Doing so would make physical examination of the spleen obsolete and transform training objectives for medical trainees.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2013
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 22, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 25, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2014
CompletedApril 14, 2017
April 1, 2017
6 months
July 22, 2013
April 12, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
longitudinal measure of spleen in centimeters
1 day
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Diagnosis of spleen size
1 day
Other Outcomes (3)
time to complete VScan examination
1 day
Image quality and best views
1 day
Diagnostic Certainty
1 day
Study Arms (1)
normal and various degrees splenomegaly
EXPERIMENTALVScan Ultrasound (GE Healthcare, USA) all subjects will be measured by 5 different medical residents Each resident will complete questionaire: 1. Adequacy of image quality 2. What is best view obtained 3. Greatest Longitudinal Measure 4. Diagnosis 5. Diagnostic Certainty 6. Time to Complete exam
Interventions
VScan Ultrasound used to determine spleen size and the other qualities described in the arm description.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients in the practices of hematologists at VGH who are expected to have normal size spleens as well as various degrees of splenomegaly
You may not qualify if:
- will exclude patients who cannot speak English or who cannot give informed consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCHRI/VCHA)
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Graydon S Meneilly, MD
University of British Columbia
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor, UBC Department of Medicine
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 22, 2013
First Posted
July 25, 2013
Study Start
November 1, 2013
Primary Completion
May 1, 2014
Study Completion
May 1, 2014
Last Updated
April 14, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share