Choice of Tube Extremity in Emission of Lowest Radiation Dose in Pediatric Patients
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interventional
48
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Compare the radiation in pediatric patients thyroid submitted to chest X-ray using the position of the anode and cathode.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jun 2014
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 12, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 6, 2016
CompletedOctober 6, 2016
October 1, 2016
1.1 years
May 12, 2016
October 4, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Dose of radiation used in thyroid gland with Ionization chamber
Assessed using ionization chamber
One month
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Dose of radiation used in thorax with spectrometer
One month
Dose of radiation used in gonads with tape to measure
One month
Study Arms (2)
Cathode
ACTIVE COMPARATORThyroid facing the cathode end of xray machine
Anode
ACTIVE COMPARATORThyroid facing the anode end of xray machine
Interventions
Thyroid position: facing the anode end of xray machine
Thyroid position: facing the cathode end of xray machine
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Younger than 12 years old
- Admitted to the Paediatric ICU at Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre
- Chest X ray requested by treating physician
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with scans that failed to comply with the technical criteria from the European Community Commission guidelines on quality criteria for diagnostic radiographic images in paediatrics, as evaluated by the radiologist doctors responsible for that exam report.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90620-000, Brazil
Related Publications (2)
Daruich De Souza C, Rico Freitas G, Fachel Medeiros R, Ramalho E, Rodrigues SC, Oberto Rodrigues G. Protocol for reducing radiation exposure during pediatric thoracic radiography. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci. 2022 Sep;53(3):437-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2022.05.012. Epub 2022 Jun 21.
PMID: 35750602DERIVEDRodrigues GO, Medeiros RF, Rodrigues SC, Boll LFC, Irigoyen MC, Goldmeier S. Choice of tube extremity for emission of the lowest radiation dose in pediatric patients. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2018 Oct 10;21:64-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2018.06.006. eCollection 2018 Dec.
PMID: 30320204DERIVED
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Silvia Goldmeier, Dr
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Master of Science
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 12, 2016
First Posted
October 6, 2016
Study Start
June 1, 2014
Primary Completion
July 1, 2015
Study Completion
July 1, 2015
Last Updated
October 6, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share