Heart Failure, CongestiveNCT07656428
Effect of a Focused Point-of-care Ultrasonography Screening Protocol in Hospitalized Patients
An observational study of Heart Failure, Congestive and Renal Failure Acute Chronic, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This research project aims to establish a real-time focused ultrasound examination protocol for routine assessment of hospitalized patients, including evaluations of the inferior vena cava (IVC), pericardial effusion, hydronephrosis, and ascites. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Renal Failure Acute Chronic, Liver Cirrhosis
- How many people
- 9,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 5 Apr 2025to 5 Apr 2035
- Phase
- Observational
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Hospitalized Patients Admitted to the Integrated Medicine Ward
Who may be able to join
- Hospitalized Patients Admitted to the Integrated Medicine Ward
Who cannot join
- pregnant woman
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Point-of-care Ultrasonography(POCUS)
This research project aims to establish a real-time focused ultrasound examination protocol for routine assessment of hospitalized patients, including evaluations of the inferior vena cava (IVC), pericardial effusion, hydronephrosis, and ascites.
Read the detailed description
The primary objective is to investigate the clinical benefits of implementing a real-time focused ultrasound protocol for inpatients. These benefits include improved diagnostic accuracy, enhanced examination safety, better treatment outcomes, reduced length of hospital stay, and a comparison of hospitalization duration, ultimately leading to lower healthcare costs and reduced pressure on hospital resources. Through this study, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of the clinical value of this technology and provide a valuable assessment tool to improve the care and management of hospitalized patients.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Renal Failure Acute Chronic, Liver Cirrhosis, Sepsis, Edema, Pulmonary, Establish a Real-time Focused Ultrasound Examination Protocol for Routine Assessment of Hospitalized Patients
- Keywords
- POCUS, heart failure, renal failure, liver cirrhosis, dyspnea, edema, sepsis
- Medical subject headings
- Heart Failure, Liver Cirrhosis, Sepsis, Pulmonary Edema, Edema, Renal Insufficiency, Dyspnea
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Mean Length of Hospital Stay in Days
Length of hospital stay will be measured as the number of days from hospital admission to hospital discharge during the index hospitalization. The mean length of stay will be compared between patients with documented point-of-care ultrasound assessment and patients without documented point-of-care ultrasound assessment.
Measured: From admission to discharge during the index hospitalization, up to 90 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jun 2026
- Study start5 Apr 2025
- Primary completion17 Apr 2026
- Study completion5 Apr 2035 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Heart Failure, CongestiveStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 9,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07656428
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202404079RINA
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 6 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Spevack R, Al Shukairi M, Jayaraman D, Dankoff J, Rudski L, Lipes J. Serial lung and IVC ultrasound in the assessment of congestive heart failure. Crit Ultrasound J. 2017 Dec;9(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13089-017-0062-3. Epub 2017 Mar 7.
PubMed 28271386Koratala A, Ronco C, Kazory A. Multi-Organ Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Acute Kidney Injury. Blood Purif. 2022;51(12):967-971. doi: 10.1159/000522652. Epub 2022 Mar 18.
PubMed 35306497Blaivas M, Adhikari S, Savitsky EA, Blaivas LN, Liu YT. Artificial intelligence versus expert: a comparison of rapid visual inferior vena cava collapsibility assessment between POCUS experts and a deep learning algorithm. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020 Jul 31;1(5):857-864. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12206. eCollection 2020 Oct.
PubMed 33145532Alonso JV, Turpie J, Farhad I, Ruffino G. Protocols for Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) in a Patient with Sepsis; An Algorithmic Approach. Bull Emerg Trauma. 2019 Jan;7(1):67-71. doi: 10.29252/beat-0701010. No abstract available.
PubMed 30719469Abu-Zidan FM, Cevik AA. Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advanced. World J Emerg Surg. 2018 Oct 15;13:47. doi: 10.1186/s13017-018-0209-y. eCollection 2018.
PubMed 30356808Alerhand S, Adrian RJ, Long B, Avila J. Pericardial tamponade: A comprehensive emergency medicine and echocardiography review. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Aug;58:159-174. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.05.001. Epub 2022 May 6.
PubMed 35696801