Abdominal Pain
Conditions
Keywords
abdominal pain, adult, emergency department, electronic nose, celiac disease
Brief summary
This is a non-randomized, prospective, population-based, single-center study designed to evaluate conditions resulting emergency admission in patients with abdominal pain. Furthermore, we are interested in how many patients are discharged with non-specific abdominal pain but later readmitted and diagnosed with a specific diagnosis.
Detailed description
1000 adult patients with acute abdominal pain will be recruited at Tampere University Hospital Emergency department. The patients will fill in a questionaire about the symptoms and their duration. A urine sample will be collected for polyamine molecule analysis with an electronic nose. At later stage of the study, a serum sample for coeliac tests will be collected. Patient outcome will be obtained during the hospital stay, at one-month after discharge and at one year.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tampere University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All adult patients with abdominal pain.
Exclusion criteria
Under the age of 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients with specific diagnose | One month | Population based analysis of incidence of diseases |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients misdiagnosed in emergency department and requiring readmission | One month |
| Number of participants with treatment related adverse events | One month |
| Diagnostic accuracy of polyamine molecule analysis | One month |
| Number of patients with undiagnosed coeliac disease | One month |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Primary ContactMika T Ukkonen, MD, PhD, MEcon
Backup ContactLeena M Saaristo, MD
Outcome results
None listed