Point of Care Ultrasound for the Detection of Esophageal Food Bolus
NCT06507670
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
This will be a prospective, observational, case-control study of adult patients presenting to the WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Department (YHED) with signs and symptoms of esophageal food or foreign body impaction. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) will then be performed by a trained emergency physician to collect ultrasound data, including the presence or absence of direct visualization food bolus/foreign body, as well as secondary markers of dilatation, such as maximal esophageal area.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Esophageal Foreign Body
- Esophageal Obstruction
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- June 3, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Pennsylvania · 1
- WellSpan Health York Hospital · York, PA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.