Clinical trials: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Utilization of Guided Point of Care Ultrasound in Heart Failure Diagnosis Pilot Trial
The purpose of the study is to implement point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to generate preliminary, or pilot, data to support a full future POCUS study across multiple Corewell Health outpatient rural facilities.
- Trial name
- POCUS-HF (NCT07828834)
- Testing
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Trauma, Brain
(POCUS) As an Early Screening Tool for Diagnosing Skull Fractures in Children
This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of POCUS as a screening tool for early diagnosis of skull fractures in children with mild closed head injuries admitted to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT05726201
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Abdominal Pain, Thoracic Pain
PoCUS Impact on the Diagnostic Approach for Thoracic and Abdominal Pain in the ED
Many medical specialties and paramedical fields are increasingly using point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). In daily practice, thoracic and abdominal pain constitute a significant portion of emergency department consultations.
- Trial name
- DATAPUS (NCT06827730)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Deep Venous Thromboses
DVT Evaluation Using POCUS for Diagnosis and Treatment
This study will include approximately 50 patients who will be enrolled if there is suspicion of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
- Trial name
- NCT07400510
- Testing
- STAT Venous Duplex, Routine Venous Duplex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Cardiac Arrest
Intravascular Clotting (POCUS) - Marker of the Timing and Severity of Cardiac Arrest; Indicator of Futile Resuscitation
The scientific goals of the project: 1. ultrasound assessment of the incidence of clotting in deep veins in patients after cardiac arrest during resuscitation and after the declaration of death; comparison to the incidence of…
- Trial name
- NCT06406920
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Ascites, Paracentesis
Does Point of Care Ultrasound Change Needle Insertion Location During Routine Bedside Paracentesis?
Paracentesis is a bedside procedure in which a needle is inserted into a patient's peritoneum in order to obtain ascitic fluid. This is a safe bedside procedure with very low risks of complications that is usually performed using…
- Conditions
- Ascites, Paracentesis, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Trial name
- NCT04245553
- Testing
- Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Steven Montague
Coronavirus Infection, COVID
Assessment of Exam Findings in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
Specific Aims: 1. The investigators will prospectively evaluate and analyze changes in the appearance of the lungs and heart through serial acquisition of focused point-of-care ultrasound images in a cohort of patients with or…
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infection, COVID, Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2
- Trial name
- NCT04339998
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA), Aortic Dissection
POCUS Screening for TAA in Hypertensive Patients in the ED
The investigators are going to recruit hypertensive patients in the emergency department of Prince of Wales Hospital. Point-of-care ultrasound of the aorta and measurements of the aortic diameter will be obtained.
- Trial name
- NCT06854588
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,483 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Epilepsy
Effect of Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Drug Therapy on Gastric Motility and Emptying With Point-Of-Care Gastric Ultrasound
People with epilepsy often need surgery, but it is not fully known whether their stomachs empty food and liquids at the same rate as people without epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07421661
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Delayed Gastric Emptying, Gastroparesis
Using Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) to Assess Gastric Contents Among Fasting Pre-operative Patients Taking GLP-1 Agonists.
Given the increased prescription of GLP-1 agonists for both diabetes and obesity management and the implications of the proposed delayed gastric emptying in the setting of an anesthetic, it is critical to determine if patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06038734
- Testing
- gastric ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Pulse Checks Using Femoral Artery B-Mode Ultrasound With Compressibility Assessment
The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate B-mode point-of care ultrasound with arterial compressibility assessment on the femoral artery as a method to determine the presence of a pulse and to compare it…
- Trial name
- NCT06491186
- Testing
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Point of Care Ultrasound in Pregnant Women (PoCUS-OB)
Pregnant women with gestational age more than 20 weeks are at risk of developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). OSA is a common underdiagnosed comorbid condition in pregnant women associated with adverse maternal and fetal…
- Trial name
- NCT06776237
- Testing
- PoCUS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
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
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Point-of-care-Ultrasound for Sleep Apnea
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at risk for respiratory dysfunction in the perioperative environment. The study is designed to evaluate if point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) measurements of upper airway anatomy may…
- Trial name
- NCT04443582
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Rakesh Sondekoppam Vijayashankar
Acute Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure
The Role of intraABDOminal Pressure and Point Of Care UltraSound to Guide Decongestive Therapy in Heart Failure
Systemic venous congestion is the primary therapeutic target of intravenous loop diuretics in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF).
- Conditions
- Acute Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Intraabdominal Hypertension, Cardio-Renal Syndrome
- Trial name
- ABDOPOCUS-HF (NCT07008365)
- Testing
- Furosemide 20 Milligrams
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
Septic Shock
POCUS-Guided Esmolol in Septic Shock: A Pilot RCT
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine if conducting a larger study using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to guide beta-blocker therapy in patients with septic shock is feasible.
- Trial name
- Epic-Beta (NCT07313605)
- Testing
- Esmolol
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- John Basmaji
Emergency, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Italian Data Registry of Patients Undergoing Peripheral Nerve Block Performed in the Emergency Departments
This data registry aim is to describe the practice of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) in emergency departments of nosocomial hospitals where, the organizational structure, has already provided for…
- Conditions
- Emergency, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Anesthesia, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- ED-RA (NCT06707558)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria
Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis Advanced
Lung Point of Care Ultrasound to Guide Albumin Administration in Cirrhosis
To guide the administration of intravenous albumin by lung ultrasound in decompensated cirrhosis.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis Advanced, Acute Kidney Injury, Ascites
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT07072572)
- Testing
- Lower albumin dosage
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Medico Issemym
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
Ileus Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Postoperative Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound (G-POCUS) in Abdominal Surgery
The purpose of this research is to determine if gastric point of care ultrasound (G-POCUS) can be used to help clinicians determine when to feed patients or when to insert or remove nasogastric tubes for patients recovering from…
- Trial name
- NCT05796063
- Testing
- gastric point of care ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University