Clinical trials: POCUS
Immediate and 3-month Assessment of PoCUS Performance
The Core Ultrasound Applications for Nurse Practitioners
This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels. I
- Trial name
- NCT06543693
- Testing
- ultrasound training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Emergency Medicine, POCUS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosing Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding an abdominal ultrasound scan to the standard examination helps emergency physicians make a correct diagnosis in adults with acute abdominal pain in the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medicine, POCUS, Abdominal Pain (AP), Acute Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- AbdoPOCUS (NCT07849569)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 508 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Fluid Overload, POCUS
Concordance and Discordance in the Assessment of Volume Status in Home Dialysis Patients: A Comparison of Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, Physical Exam, and Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Fluid overload (when the body has too much fluid), is one of the reasons why people on home dialysis need to go to the hospital. Fluid overload commonly presents as trouble breathing and leg swelling.
- Conditions
- Fluid Overload, POCUS, Lung Ultrasound, Volume Status
- Trial name
- NCT07178470
- Testing
- point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), specifically lung ultrasound (LUS), Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea scale, Physical Exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Video-Based Versus Bedside eFAST Training in Final-Year Medical Students
This study compared two methods of teaching the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) examination to final-year medical students.
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), eFast
- Trial name
- NCT07790497
- Testing
- Standardized Video-Based eFAST Training, Instructor-Led Bedside eFAST Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gorkem Alper Solakoglu
Clinical Competence, Ultrasonography
Remote Guidance for eFAST Training Using a Head-Mounted Device
This study looks at the best way to remotely teach and guide doctors-in-training to perform a bedside ultrasound exam called eFAST (extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma), which is used to quickly check injured…
- Conditions
- Clinical Competence, Ultrasonography, Medical Education, Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- Remote-eFAST (NCT07686497)
- Testing
- Standardized instructional eFAST video, Real-time audio remote expert guidance (Microsoft Teams), Head-mounted-device remote expert guidance (Arc 3, RealWear)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipp Fürnstahl
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Point-of-care Ultrasound Utility in the Free Clinic Setting
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the clinical utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in patients receiving care in a free clinic or street medicine setting in Indianapolis.
- Trial name
- NCT07556341
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Assessment of ONSD, ODE and the Crescent Sign Using POCUS
Diagnostic Accuracy of ONSD, ODE, and the Crescent Sign
Our aim was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the ONSD, ODE, and crescent sign, as detected by POCUS, in identifying the clinical and radiological features of increased intracranial pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT07719842
- Testing
- Ultrasound assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Emergency Care, Volume Assessment
IVC Window Agreement Study
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is widely used in emergency and critical care settings for noninvasive assessment of intravascular volume status.
- Conditions
- Emergency Care, Volume Assessment, POCUS, Venous Hemodynamics
- Trial name
- NCT07676968
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Physician-led Versus Peer NP-led POCUS Training
Peer-Learning Versus Physician-Led POCUS Training for Nurse Practitioners in Integrative Volume Status Assessment
This study aims to develop and evaluate a peer-led training program specifically designed for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to acquire Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) skills.
- Trial name
- NCT07660016
- Testing
- Nurse Practitioner-Led Peer POCUS Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cardiovascular Disease Acute, Emergency Department Patient
Cardiac point-of Care Ultrasound Training Pathway for Emergency Department Advanced Practice Providers
The aim of this study is to assess emergency medicine physician and advanced practice provider (APP) knowledge and technical skill in performance of a point-of-care ultrasound simulation and just-in-time training pathway to…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease Acute, Emergency Department Patient, Heart Failure Acute, Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis)
- Trial name
- NCT07159269
- Testing
- Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training and clinical pathway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Central Venous Catheter, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Central Venous Catheter Placement With Thoracic Ultrasound and Intracavity ECG Positioning
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the feasibility of two bedside techniques for confirming central venous catheter (CVC) placement and detecting complications: Intracavity ECG monitoring to confirm internal…
- Conditions
- Central Venous Catheter, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Intracavitary Electrocardiogram Guiding, Feasibility Studies
- Trial name
- CVC-TIP (NCT07291869)
- Testing
- Intracavity ECG, Thoracic point of care ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hemodynamic Assessment, Bedside Ultrasonography
Assessment of LVOT VTI in Healthy Volunteers
Healthy subjects will have transthoracic echocardiography evaluation of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Velocity-Time Integral (LVOT VTI) performed by operators after brief training.
- Conditions
- Hemodynamic Assessment, Bedside Ultrasonography, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- NCT07600931
- Testing
- transthoracic echocardiography
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Emergency Laparotomies
The Spotlight Study: Early Identification of Post-Surgical Infections Using Bedside Ultrasound.
Introduction: The goal of this observational study is to learn whether point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help detect early fluid build-up under the skin after open abdominal surgery (laparotomy) and whether these findings can…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Emergency Laparotomies, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- SPOTLIGHT (NCT07549880)
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Microbiological Wound Swab, ASEPSIS Wound Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Slagelse Hospital
DVT - Deep Vein Thrombosis, POCUS
Clinical Application of Wearable Ultrasound Sensors
This study aims to develop and evaluate a wearable ultrasound imaging sensor for the early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of various diseases, such as cardiovascular conditions and structural abnormalities of superficial…
- Trial name
- NCT07009873
- Testing
- This study is designed to assess the non-inferiority of a novel ultrasound imaging technique, rather than to evaluate a therapeutic intervention.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Congestive Heart Failure Acute
POcus INTERvention for Tailoring Diuretic Strategy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a frequent cause of hospitalization and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Congestive Heart Failure Acute, Diuretic Effect, Lung Ultrasonography Score
- Trial name
- POINTER-HF (NCT07469722)
- Testing
- Furosemide 40 Milligrams., Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 milligrams., Acetazolamide 250 milligrams.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Haemodialysis, Volume Assessment
Internal Jugular Vein Ultrasound for Volume Status Assessment in Haemodialysis
To Evaluate accuracy of Internal Jugular Vein Point-of-Care ultrasound for volume status evaluation in chronic haemodialysis
- Conditions
- Haemodialysis, Volume Assessment, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- IJV-US (NCT07438613)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
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
Weaning Failure, Pulmonary Edema - Acute
Quantification of Systemic Congestion by Ultrasound As a Predictor of Weaning Failure From Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is an essential, life-saving therapy in the ICU, allowing critically ill patients to rest and recover. Transitioning patients back to spontaneous breathing-known as weaning-is clinically challenging.
- Conditions
- Weaning Failure, Pulmonary Edema - Acute, Mechanical Ventilation, POCUS
- Trial name
- SCOUT (NCT07343882)
- Testing
- point of care ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
eFast, Fate
Point-of-care Ultrasound Teledidactic Teaching for Prehospital Emergency Personnel
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of teaching emergency medical service (EMS) providers how to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to quickly assess critical conditions like internal bleedings.
- Conditions
- eFast, Fate, Education, Medical, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- POCUS TT (NCT06824675)
- Testing
- Teledidactic Training, In-Person Hands-on Training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Abdominal Pain (AP), Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Pocus Triage in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Abdominal Pain
Introduction and Objective: This study aimed to reveal the effect of classical triage and Bedside Focused Ultrasonography (POCUS) in addition to classical triage on diagnosis, treatment, emergency department follow-up and its…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Pain (AP), Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Triage
- Trial name
- NCT06887400
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University