Clinical trials: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Vaping
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Findings and Impact on Vaping
Vaping has emerged as a prominent public health crisis in recent years. In 2023, the National Youth Tobacco Survey found that more than 2.1 million adolescents endorse vaping, with 25% of those endorsing daily use.
- Trial name
- NCT06335329
- Testing
- Discussion of point-of-care ultrasound lung findings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Intravenous Access
Point of Care UltraSound (POCUS) Use for Intravenous Catheter Placement During Pediatric Interfacility Transport
This study will determine the efficacy of POCUS (Point of Care UltraSound) for intravenous (IV) access during pediatric interfacility transport. The Butterfly iQ+ (Lightning) device will be used.
- Trial name
- NCT04875988
- Testing
- Butterfly iQ+ Ultrasound, Traditional
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Lower Respiratory Infection, LRTI
Effectiveness of Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound for the Management of Childhood Lower Respiratory Infections
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of point-of-care lung ultrasound versus chest X-ray for the management of childhood lower respiratory infections in a low-resource setting.
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Infection, LRTI, Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis
- Trial name
- ELUS (NCT05921526)
- Testing
- Point-of-care lung ultrasound, Chest X-ray (digital images)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 616 people
- Sponsor
- Nagasaki University
Point-of-care Ultrasound
The Clinical Impact of POCUS Use in General Practice
Being a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study, this study aims to simultaneous assess the clinical effectiveness of the introduction of point-of-care unltrasound in general practice and to measure the impact of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05523882
- Testing
- point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
Assess Patient Readiness for Pelvic Ultrasound With the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a relatively quick and non-invasive technique to assess bladder fullness which will be provided under standard of care.
- Trial name
- AI-POCUS (NCT07535294)
- Testing
- Experimental AI POCUS, Standard of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
Child, Pneumonia
Lung Ultrasound for Acute Respiratory Infections by Community Health Workers
The specific objectives focus on using a train-the-trainer model to educate CHWs in Pakistan on performing and interpreting pediatric lung POCUS.
- Trial name
- L-POCUS (NCT03594383)
- Testing
- ULTRASOUND
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Abdominal Pain, Pelvic Pain
POCUS Assessment of Bladder Fullness for Girls Awaiting Radiology-Performed Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound
The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy and utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the bladder compared to patient's sensation of bladder fullness in predicting the ability to successfully perform a…
- Trial name
- NCT02923245
- Testing
- point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Lifespan
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Ultrasound Exam in Emergency/Medical Care
Evaluation of an Online Application for Point of Care Ultrasound Training in General Internal Medicine Residents
This study compares Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training in two hospitals, one that uses an online application for supervision and one that does not use the application.
- Conditions
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Ultrasound Exam in Emergency/Medical Care, Ultrasound Evaluation
- Trial name
- NCT07372053
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Baden
Point-of-care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
Can a Tailored Quality Assurance Program Help General Practitioners Maintain POCUS Scanning Competence? A Cohort Study From Denmark
Testing of a quality assurance program for general practitioners with an online multiple-choice quiz including still-pictures and video sequences of 10 application specific POCUS examinations.
- Trial name
- NCT05625646
- Testing
- quality assurance program
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Hemorrhagic Shock, Pediatric Trauma
Effect of Resuscitation on Gastric Emptying Using POCUS in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Pediatric trauma often leads to hemorrhagic shock, which reduces blood flow to the digestive tract and delays gastric emptying. This delay can cause fluid and food to remain in the stomach, increasing the risk of pulmonary…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Shock, Pediatric Trauma, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Gastric Dysmotility
- Trial name
- NCT07810907
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hip Effusion
Hip POCUS for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Hip Effusion.
Limping is a common complaint among children presenting in the Pediatric ED the evaluation of a limp among infants and toddlers is challenging doe to the lack of specific history and the difficulty in locating the pain …
- Trial name
- NCT04720066
- Testing
- Ultrasound test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Pediatric Trauma Patients
Accuracy of Gastric POCUS in Pediatric Trauma
The goal of this observational study is to detect the predictive accuracy of the gastric POCUS in pediatric trauma patients undergoing urgent and semi urgent operative procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT06747403
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Papilledema Associated With Increased Intracranial Pressure
Ocular Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to Detect Optic Disc Swelling in Comparison to Ophthalmologic Examination
Pediatric emergency department (PED) physicians frequently encounter children with symptoms that warrant evaluation of the optic disc for suspected increased intracranial pressure (ICP) such as headache, blurred vision, recurrent…
- Trial name
- NCT02992262
- Testing
- Point of care ocular ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- michal roll
Peripheral Venous Catheterization, Difficult Intravenous Access
TruVascular Access - Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access Study
TruVascular Access - TVA-2026 is a prospective, randomized clinical study evaluating whether ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular access improves first-attempt cannulation success compared with conventional landmark…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Venous Catheterization, Difficult Intravenous Access, Catheterization, Peripheral
- Trial name
- TVA-2026 (NCT07798427)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access, Standard Peripheral Vascular Access, Point-of-Care Ultrasound System for Vascular Access Guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Truway Health, Inc.
Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications
AI-POCUS for Maternal and Neonatal Health in Ethiopia
Maternal and neonatal health remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth, Fetal Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- AIM-ETH (NCT07171086)
- Testing
- AI-POCUS (BabyChecker, Delft Imaging), AI-POCUS (Edan, China)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tsinghua University
Acute Chest Syndrome, Sickle Cell Disease
Ultrasound Acute Chest Syndrome Sickle Cell Disease
Feasibility and reliability of ultrasound in the inpatient hematology setting.
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT06880679)
- Testing
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Fluid Over-load
Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment.
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of two training approaches (in-person versus remote) for teaching medical residents to apply the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score for bedside volume assessment in…
- Conditions
- Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Fluid Over-load, Congestion, Congestion, Venous
- Trial name
- NCT07541768
- Testing
- In-person VExUS Training Program, Remote VExUS Training Program, No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Shoulder Dislocation
Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasonography in the Management of the Shoulder Dislocations
Shoulder dislocation is a common clinical presentation in the emergency department, comprising about 50 percent of all major joint dislocations.
- Trial name
- NCT02469818
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Cardiac Anomalies
Prospective Evaluation of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Performed by PEM Fellows and Artificial Intelligence on Children With Pre-existing Cardiac Conditions.
The goal of this study is to prospectively assess the diagnostic agreement of PEM fellow-performed cardiac POCUS and of AI-assisted interpretation using the Exo Iris probe, as compared to a complete echocardiography for detecting…
- Trial name
- POCUS-AI PEM (NCT07503158)
- Testing
- AI Pocus_Cardiac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
Endotracheal Tube Wrongly Placed During Anesthetic Procedure
Intra-op POCUS for Identification of Endotracheal Tube Position in the Pediatric Population
Chest X-ray and/or fluoroscopy is not routinely used in the OR to confirm endotracheal tube (ETT) placement by anesthesiologists. Multiple studies have shown that ~19% of all intubations result in inappropriate ETT placement.
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT03031548)
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound exam, Reposition ETT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University