Thoracic Computed Tomography Scan for Diagnosis of Aspirated Foreign Bodies.

Management and Assessment of Thoracic CT Scan for Diagnosis of Aspirated Foreign Bodies in Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00747981

Acronym

SICE

Enrollment

311

Registered

2008-09-08

Start date

2008-05-31

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2026-01-15

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Conditions

Aspirated Foreign Body of Lower Respiratory Tract

Keywords

CT Scan, Endoscopy, Aspiration, Foreign Bodies

Brief summary

To access CT Scan as a diagnostic tool for foreign bodies aspiration.

Detailed description

Comparison with gold standard diagnostic tool, the endoscopy

Interventions

PROCEDUREThoracic CT Scan

Perform a CT Scan and an endoscopy

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Months to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age between 6 months and 16 years * suspicion of a foreign body aspiration * health care assurance * information of parents

Exclusion criteria

* emergency situation * certainly of foreign body presence * delay for CT Scan realization longer than 24 hours * no speaking French parents * parents refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison between CT Scan and endoscopy results	12 HOURS

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
X Ray radiation induced by CT Scan	TWO YEARS

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026