Prevalence of Concurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Lower Limb Cellultis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000792022

Acronym

N/A

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-09-24

Start date

2010-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Both lower limb cellulitis and deep vein thrombosis are common conditions that share some clinical features. This often leads to the investigation of possible deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis. The result of a retrospective audit suggested that the rate of deep vein thrombosis in patients is low. This study would assess in a prospective way, the rate of deep venous thrombosis in patients with cellulitis. It would also assess the specificity of the currently used assessment criteria for possible deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis.

Interventions

All patients with lower limb cellulitis will be investigated for concurrent deep venous thrombosis. This will be through application of the Wells score, which is a clinical assessment tool for assessing the probability of deep vein thrombosis, a D-dimer blood test and if neccessary an ultrasound scan of the deep venous system. This will occur once at recruitment.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients admitted to Christchurch Hospital with lower limb cellulitis

Exclusion criteria

nil

Outcome results