Brief Title
Sonographic Assessment and Visualization of Ectopics in Emergency Medicine
Official Title
Sonographic Assessment and Visualization of Ectopics in Emergency Medicine (SAVE'EM)
Brief Summary
Observational study of the use of ultrasound by emergency physicians in the evaluation of
patients at risk of ectopic pregnancy.
Detailed Description
Emergency Physicians who have undergone training according to the American College of
Emergency Physicians Guidelines will be evaluated in the accuracy of performing pelvic
ultrasounds among patients at risk for ectopic pregnancy.
Study Type
Observational
Primary Outcome
Clinical outcome of the pregnancy
Condition
Ectopic Pregnancy
Intervention
Pelvic Ultrasound
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
At Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Description: Women who present to the emergency department at UCSF who are at risk of ectopic pregnancy.
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Device
Estimated Enrollment
600
Start Date
February 2007
Completion Date
June 2013
Primary Completion Date
June 2013
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- pregnant females in 1st trimester
- present to emergency department
- complaint of abdominal/pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous ultrasound diagnostic of location of pregnancy
Gender
Female
Ages
12 Years - 55 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
John C. Stein, M.D., ,
Location Countries
United States
Location Countries
United States
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT01322958
Organization ID
SAVE'EM
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Study Sponsor
John C. Stein, M.D., Principal Investigator, University of California, San Francisco
Verification Date
January 2014