Renal Colic Fast Track Pathway in the Emergency Department.

Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess a Renal Colic Fast Track Pathway in the Emergency Department Using Point-of-care Ultrasound and Point-of-care Testing.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03706404

Enrollment

128

Registered

2018-10-16

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

2019-09-19

Last updated

2019-09-24

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Conditions

Renal Colic

Keywords

Renal Colic, Point-of-Care ultrasound, Point-of-Care testing

Brief summary

Validation of a high-resolution, fast track pathway that combines the use of laboratory tests at the Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) versus the classical pathway, in which blood samples are sent to the central laboratory and comprehensive radiological exams ordered, being equally effective, at a lower cost of care and time of stay in the emergency department.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPoint-of-Care ultrasound and testing

Point-of-Care ultrasound + Point-of-Care blood gas testing

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* First renal colic episode * Need of analgesia * Oral tolerance

Exclusion criteria

* Hemodynamic instability * Fever * Anuria * Abdominal trauma * Chronic renal failure * Active oncologic disease * Kidney transplant or monorenal patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of stay in the Emergency Department	24 hours
Adverse events	30 days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of conclusive exams in the Point-of-Care intervention arm.	24 hours

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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