Ultrasound vs. blood test: which spots trauma bleeding faster?
NCT ID NCT07255456
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 126 adults with serious injuries from accidents or violence. Researchers want to see if a simple ultrasound of a large vein (the IVC) can detect low blood volume as reliably as a standard blood test (lactate). If the two measures match, doctors might use the ultrasound to make faster treatment decisions when lab results aren't available. The study does not test any new treatment—it only observes and compares these two methods.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study population will consist of adult patients (≥18 years) presenting to the emergency department with polytrauma. Patients must be hemodynamically stable enough to undergo bedside ultrasound assessment of the inferior vena cava.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ▪ Adult patients, both sex from 18 to 60 years old presented to the ED with blunt or penetrating polytrauma. Polytrauma according ATLS defined as simultaneous injuries to at least two body systems, with at least one of the injuries being life-threatening or typically refers to patients with a high Injury Severity Score (ISS) of 16 or greater. * Hemodynamically stable or unstable at the time of admission. * Informed consent obtained from patient or next of kin. Exclusion Criteria: * ▪ Any polytrauma patient presented with cardiogenic or obstructive shock. * Patient is known to be cardiac that influence venous return. * Renal failure. * Chronic liver disease. * Pregnancy.
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Locations
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Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
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