Clinical Trial

DIAGNOSTIC CONTRIBUTION OF EARLY ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND IN THE SITUATION OF ACUTE ABDOMEN OF PREMATURE

Study acronym: EchoPrémA
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Summary
This study will assess the diagnostic contribution of early abdominal ultrasound for acute abdomen in premature newborns. Early ultrasound assessment would provide diagnostic assistance, in conjunction with clinical examination and biological testing, in the three main clinical situations encountered with an acute abdomen in premature infants: enterocolitis (digestive translocation of a bacterium secondary to inflammation, local fragility of the digestive tract, associated ischemic phenomena), reflex ileus (decrease in intestinal peristalsis secondary to peritoneal reactivity following inflammatory phenomena) and digestive immaturity (expressed by bloating, regurgitation, absence of spontaneous transit, related to the degree of prematurity).
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07275268
Lead Sponsor Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Conditions Acute Abdomen in Children
Enrollment 100 participants
Start Date 2025-12
Primary Completion 2028-06 (estimated)
Study Completion 2028-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-12-10