Clinical trials: Pleural and Lung Ultrasound
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Bronchiolitis Acute
Use of Lung Ultrasound in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. The diagnosis is clinical and chest x-ray (CXR) should be reserved for severe cases in which signs of pulmonary complications are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03280732
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Pneumothorax, Cardiac Surgery
Feasibility Study of Novice-Performed Lung Ultrasound for Pneumothorax Detection After Cardiac Surgery
What is the purpose of this study? This study is being done to find out if medical trainees (such as residents and fellows) can learn to use lung ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax, Cardiac Surgery, Lung Ultrasound, Chest Tube Removal
- Trial name
- CLEARVGRD (NCT07018856)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Jacobo Moreno Garijo
Pediatric Lung Ultrasound, Pediatric Chest Radiography
Comparison of Lung Ultrasound and Chest Radiography for Pleural and Pulmonary Diagnosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
In pediatric intensive care unit of Strasbourg, two exams are easily used for pleural and pulmonary diagnosis : chest radiography, which is the "historic" and reference exam, and commonly systematically the lung ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Lung Ultrasound, Pediatric Chest Radiography, Pediatric Lung Diagnosis
- Trial name
- EchoRéaPed (NCT03939728)
- Testing
- Chest radiography and lung ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion
Evaluation of Ultra-portable Ultrasound in General Practice
This is an interventional multi-centre study comparing two groups of general practitioners with or without an ultrasound scanner over a period of 6 months.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Renal Colic, Hepatic Colic or Cholecystitis
- Trial name
- EPEMedG (NCT04127149)
- Testing
- Ultrasound scan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Pleural Neoplasms, Aspiration, Respiratory
Local Anesthesia Versus Combined Local Anesthesia With Single Dose Analgesia on Pain Control During Thoracic Ultrasound Guided Procedures
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of single dose analgesia in combination with local anesthesia to control pain during Trans Ultrasound guided procedures.
- Conditions
- Pleural Neoplasms, Aspiration, Respiratory, Pleural Effusion, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05121233
- Testing
- Diclofenac
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pleuritis
Lung Ultrasound in Pleuritic Chest Pain
Chest pain is an alarming symptom and one of the most frequent causes of access to the Emergency Departement. Although chest X-ray remains an essential step in the diagnostic process, several studies showed numerous limitations…
- Conditions
- Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pleuritis, Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- UPP (NCT02107001)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound
- Where
- 7 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Pleural and Lung Ultrasound
Pleural Sliding During Valsalva and Muller Maneuvers
Recently, ultrasound artifacts mimicking lung sliding have been described in absence of the visceral pleura, in a group of patients who underwent pneumonectomy.
- Trial name
- VALMUL (NCT02386696)
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Pneumothorax
Lung Ultrasound Versus Chest Radiography for Detection of Pneumothorax
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center annually provides assistance to approximately 600 cardiac surgeries and 1500 trauma patients, many of whom require chest tubes to prevent blood and fluids from accumulating in the pleural…
- Trial name
- LUSvsCXR (NCT06022081)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound to detect pneumothorax.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea
Education and Training Competences in Thoracic Ultrasound
The use of thoracic ultrasound has expanded widely within the las couple of years, and several studies have proved a high diagnostic accuracy for many of the most common causes of respiratory failure and dyspnoea.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea, Pleural Effusion, Pulmonary Edema
- Trial name
- NCT03728491
- Testing
- Simulator, Healthy figurants
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Malignant Pleural Effusion, Lung Neoplasms
Quantitative Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Evaluation in Pleural Effusions : A Feasability Study
Malignant pleural effusions cause breathlessness and impairs quality of life. Thoracocentesis is frequently used to relieve breathlessness. The severity of breathlessness correlates poorly with the size of the effusion.
- Trial name
- ADD-Echo (NCT04264325)
- Testing
- diaphragmatic ultrasound measure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Respiration, Artificial, Pleural Effusion
Impact of Draining Significant Effusion on Gas Exchange and Lung Mechanics in Patient Under Mechanical Ventilation
Patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) who were receiving mechanical ventilator support, had significant pleural effusion (both transudates and exudates) and drainage plan were evaluated.
- Conditions
- Respiration, Artificial, Pleural Effusion, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT03394872
- Testing
- Drainage of the pleural effusion
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Ventilation, Mechanical, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
Pleural Strain by Speckle-Tracking Ultrasound: Feasibility and Driving Pressure Associations
What is this study about? This research aims to test a new ultrasound technology called "speckle tracking" to measure how much the lining of your lungs (pleura) stretches during breathing, especially if you're on a breathing…
- Trial name
- NCT06911450
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Pneumothorax Iatrogenic Postprocedural
Clinical Value of Routine Chest Radiography and Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Following Ambulatory Thoracic Sympathectomy
The goal of this observational study is to find out whether routine chest X-rays after surgery actually change patient care, and whether lung ultrasound could be a suitable alternative for detecting important postoperative…
- Trial name
- LUNG_US_SIMP (NCT07854340)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Alemana de Santiago