Wellspan Health

This trial tests whether doing a second ultrasound of the gallbladder, a few hours after the first, helps emergency doctors identify inflammation that the initial scan missed. Adults with abdominal pain and an unclear first ultrasound will get a repeat scan while still in the eme…

This study is testing whether a simple bedside heart ultrasound can help predict which emergency patients with a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) are likely to have serious complications within the next few days. Researchers will perform the ultrasound on 250 patient…

This study explores whether a bedside ultrasound can quickly detect food or objects stuck in the esophagus. Researchers will scan 30 adults with symptoms and compare them to healthy volunteers. If ultrasound works well, it might help doctors decide faster whether a scope procedur…

This trial tests whether adding a short course of oral steroids (prednisone or dexamethasone) to standard pain medication (ibuprofen) better relieves acute osteoarthritis pain in the knee, hip, or shoulder for adults visiting the emergency department. Participants are randomly as…

This study is creating a new survey to better understand how cancer and its treatments affect daily life. Researchers will ask 1,000 adults with cancer about their quality of life over two years. The goal is to help doctors and families provide better support tailored to each pat…