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Contrast Agent

Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) for Abdominal Trauma (BEFAST Trial)

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Laura Oh, MD
Research Sponsored by Emory University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 day of exam
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Summary

This trial is testing whether adding ultrasound contrast to the FAST exam (BEFAST) will improve its sensitivity for identifying solid organ injury in hemodynamically stable blunt abdominal trauma patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Abdominal Trauma

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 day of exam
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 day of exam for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Inter-rater reliability
Number of successful exams
Sensitivity of Detecting Solid Organ Injury
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Non-enhanced FAST exam followed by BEFAST examExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants in the emergency department with hemodynamically stable blunt abdominal trauma will receive the standard of care Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam followed by a Bubble-Enhanced FAST exam.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
2021
Completed Phase 4
~270
1,2-Distearoyllecithin
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Emory UniversityLead Sponsor
1,685 Previous Clinical Trials
2,599,257 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Department of DefenseFED
896 Previous Clinical Trials
332,408 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Abdominal Trauma
150 Patients Enrolled for Abdominal Trauma
Laura Oh, MDPrincipal InvestigatorEmory University
~68 spots leftby Sep 2025
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