The effect of sustained saline pushing after contrast agent injection on pharmacokinetics and CT images

JRCT ID: jRCT1041230071

Registered date:24/08/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Not limited to specific medical conditions.
• Date of first enrollment: 01/09/2023
• Target sample size: 50
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Approximately 20ml of normal saline is administered continuously following the injection of contrast agent.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

Quantitative Evaluation: CT attenuation value, noise, signal-to-noise ratio.
Qualitative Evaluation: Visual assessment by radiologists (image quality, lesion visibility, diagnostic ability).

• Secondary Outcome: No special notes.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Patients undergoing both non-contrast CT and contrast-enhanced CT on the same day

Exclude criteria

Patients who are unable to provide consent for participation in this study.
Patients deemed ineligible based on physician's assessment (e.g., post-vascular intervention, severe congestive heart failure).

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Kaga Yoshifumi Tetsuro