Ultrasound Evaluation of Superior Mesenteric Artery Measurements in a Healthy Pediatric Population

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound measurements

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04515251

RAD-SMA-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Multicenter, prospective, observational research project on children aged from 10 to 15 years old undergoing abdominal ultrasound examinations during routine clinical practice.

Full description

Demographics data, clinical indications, ultrasound diagnosis, and ultrasound measurements will be recorded and stored on an database. Ultrasound measurements will be analyzed to define the normal range of values of Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) angle and Superior Mesenteric Artery - Aorta (SMA-A) distance in the pediatric population according to age, Body Mass Index (BMI), and fat parameters.

Enrollment: 289 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female children
• Age ranging from10 to 15 years, included
• Abdominal ultrasound examination to be performed for indications other than gastrointestinal evaluation
• Signed Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of a disease that could distort the anatomy around the SMA (e.g., abdominal mass, lymphadenopathy, severe scoliosis, free abdominal fluid)
• Oncologic patients at risk of neoplastic cachexia.