Focused Ultrasound of the Popliteal Fossa for Detection of Symptomatic Baker's Cysts in Patients With Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Pilot Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Aarhus University Hospital
- Where
- Denmark1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 94 people enrolled
- Started
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ended
- 9 Oct 2026
- Type of study
- Observational
- Treatments tested
- Index Test (Focused Ultrasound of the Popliteal Fossa)
- Reference test (Routine DVT Diagnostic Pathway)
- Record updated
- 28 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Clinical signs and symptoms of DVT, prompting the treating physician to initiate d-Dimer or CCUS diagnostic strategies
Who cannot take part
- Prior inclusion
- FUP performed following d-Dimer or CCUS result already revealed
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Quality improvement study with prospective observational design. The study explores the feasibility of testing diagnostic accuracy of an emergency department-performed focused ultrasound scan of the popliteal fossa in detecting symptomatic Baker's cysts, and to evaluate the potential for such follow-ups to conserve radiological resources. Ultimately, this work aims to establish the feasibility and provide the foundational data necessary for a future definitive diagnostic accuracy study.
The group in the trial
- Patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Adult patients referred to the Emergency Department at Aarhus University Hospital with suspected deep vein thrombosis and undergoing diagnostic evaluation with D-dimer testing and/or complete compression ultrasound of the lower extremity (CCUS) will be included consecutively.
Treatment: Index Test (Focused Ultrasound of the Popliteal Fossa) and Reference test (Routine DVT Diagnostic Pathway)
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Focused Ultrasound of the Popliteal Fossa for Detection of Symptomatic Baker's Cysts in Patients With Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Feasibility Diagnostic Accuracy Study
- Record updated
- 28 October 2026