Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosing Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2026
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding an abdominal ultrasound scan to the standard examination helps emergency physicians make a correct diagnosis in adults with acute abdominal pain in the emergency department. The main question it aims to answer is: Does adding an abdominal point of care ultrasound scan to the standard examination increase the number of patients with acute abdominal pain in the emergency department, who get a correct preliminary diagnosis? Researchers will compare patients examined with an abdominal point-of-care ultrasound scan in addition to the standard examination to patients examined with the standard examination alone, to see if adding ultrasound improves diagnostic accuracy. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to also have an abdominal point-of-care ultrasound scan performed by their doctor, or not * Have their doctor record a preliminary diagnosis and differential diagnosis * Have their medical records reviewed by an independent panel 30 days after their visit, to determine their final diagnosis
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First added on: Oct 01, 2026