Testicular Torsion Evaluation by ultraSonography Technic Imaging (TESTI)

Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Testicular Torsion

Treatments: Other: testicular ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07133243

2024-016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to assess the diagnostic concordance between testicular Doppler ultrasound of the spermatic cord vessels performed by an emergency physician and the diagnosis of testicular torsion made by the urologist during an exploration in the operating room (Gold standard) in men patients between 16 to 70 years old with suspicion of testicular torsion.

Participants will receive ultrasound performed by emergency physician during their visit to the emergency department. Results of this exam will be compare to gold standard. If the results are consistent, the investigators will have demonstrated the value of integrating ultrasound by the emergency physician into the management of testicular torsion.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male patients
• Minimum age of 16 years and maximum age of 70 years
• Presenting with unilateral testicular pain lasting less than 72 hours
• Admitted to the Roubaix Hospital Emergency
• Presence of an emergency physician trained in performing testicular ultrasound during the transition to the Emergency unit
• Patient who did not object to participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Recent history (less than one month) of ipsilateral testicular torsion, testicular trauma, or testicular surgery
• Patient with a history of sex reassignment, currently undergoing sex reassignment, or taking sex reassignment hormones
• Innate or acquired absence of one of the two testicles within the scrotum
• Patient who has already been included once in the TESTI study

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

single arm

Treatment:

Other: testicular ultrasound