Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
abdominal pain, pelvic pain, AI POCUS, children
Brief summary
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a relatively quick and non-invasive technique to assess bladder fullness which will be provided under standard of care. The goal of this study is to assess for bladder fullness by measuring bladder volume using a handheld POCUS with AI technology to objectively determine patient readiness for pelvic ultrasound.
Detailed description
Nicklaus Children's Hospital's researches want to determine if the AI-POCUS assessment of bladder volume can shorten the time to transabdominal pelvic ultrasound. The primary objective is the time to transabdominal pelvic ultrasound (calculated from the time the ultrasound was ordered to when the ultrasound was started in Radiology). This information will be used to guide strategies for improvements in our care to patients.
Interventions
OTHERExperimental AI POCUS
Patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive usual care or the experimental AI-POCUS with bladder volume measurements every 30 minutes until the bladder is considered subjectively full or until 350-mL has been reached (whichever comes first).
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTStandard of Care Ultrasound
care group will be sent for pelvic ultrasound once they have endorsed a sensation of bladder fullness.
Sponsors
Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
8 Years to 21 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Females aged 8 - 21 years presenting to the Emergency Department with lower abdominal pain and with an order for a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients less than 8 years or greater than 21 years * Males * Patients with a history of anatomical anomalies or known pregnancy * Patients that are critically ill, non-verbal or with significant developmental delay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AI-POCUS assessment of bladder volume | From enrollment to Pelvic Ultrasound | This study aims to determine whether AI-POCUS assessment of bladder volume can expedite transabdominal pelvic ultrasound. The primary objective is time to transabdominal pelvic ultrasound (calculated from time the ultrasound was ordered to when the ultrasound was started in Radiology). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORPaul Khalil, MD
Nicklaus Children's Hospital fka Miami Children's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed