Thoracic Computed Tomography Scan for Diagnosis of Aspirated Foreign Bodies.

N/ACompletedNCT00747981

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris311 enrolled

Overview

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

Comparison with gold standard diagnostic tool, the endoscopy

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

311

Conditions

Aspirated Foreign Body of Lower Respiratory Tract

Interventions

Thoracic CT ScanPROCEDURE

Perform a CT Scan and an endoscopy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 MonthsMax age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Paris V University & Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris

Paris, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison between CT Scan and endoscopy results

Time frame: 12 HOURS

Secondary Outcomes

X Ray radiation induced by CT Scan

Time frame: TWO YEARS

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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