Clinical trials: Point-of-care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
Educational Problems
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Teleeducation Curriculum for Hospital-at-home Care
Since July 2024, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) has been implementing a pilot Hospital-at-Home (HAH) Acute Care Program to curb hospital admissions.
- Trial name
- NCT07182162
- Testing
- Remote supervision + simulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Gastric Emptying, Gastroparesis
Gastric Emptying Recovery After GLP-1 RA Cessation
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can delay gastric emptying and may increase residual gastric contents before general anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Gastric Emptying, Gastroparesis, Preoperative Care
- Trial name
- NCT07360262
- Testing
- Preoperative gastric ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Wonkwang University Hospital
Point-of-care Ultrasound
AI for Gastric POCUS ( Point-of-care Ultrasound)
The goal of this observational study is to train and test an AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based program to assist anesthesiologists in the interpretation of stomach ultrasound images and differentiate a "full" from an "empty"…
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT07580456)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Service Development of POCUS in the IBD Clinic
Study to determine whether the use of an ultrasound completed during an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic will speed up diagnosis, treatment initiation, reduce complications, save money and reduce investigations compared…
- Trial name
- NCT05838196
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
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
Point-of-care-ultrasound, Emergency Treatment
Point-of-care-ultrasound in Swiss Air Rescue Rega
The aim of the study is, on the one hand, to objectively investigate the patient-oriented benefits of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations under the conditions of the helicopter emergency medical services…
- Trial name
- NCT06602856
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound examination
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- 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
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
Healthy Active Females, Healthy Adult Female Participants
CArdiovascular Phenotyping in Recreationally Active Saudi Women
As Saudi Arabia undergoes a transformative shift in public health through Saudi Vision 2030, targeting an increase in weekly sports participation to 40%, the cardiovascular health of women engaging in regular physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT07861893
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Overweight
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Fasting Duration and Tirzepatide Withholding on the Amount of Food and Fluid in the Stomach in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Participants With Overweight or Obesity Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how fasting and stopping the use of tirzepatide affects the amount of food and drink that stays in the stomach after a meal.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07299084
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Dyspnea, Chronic Renal Failure
POCUS VS CT in Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
Estimate the predictive value of POCUS in diagnosis of different causes of acute dyspnea in hemodialysis patients and compare between POCUS and CT in differentiation the causes of acute dyspnea in those population.
- Trial name
- NCT05729035
- Testing
- POCUS
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Randa Ahmed Sarhan
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
Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS)
The POCUS in Practice Study
In a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial, the effects of an educational intervention will be determined by estimating the uptake of point-of-care ultrasound by general practitioners (outcome P1), change in referral from…
- Trial name
- PIP (NCT05696821)
- Testing
- Educational intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Chest Pain
The Effects of Point-of-care Ultrasonography
Background: When used with standard diagnostic testing, point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) might improve the proportion of patients admitted with chest pain (CP) who are correctly diagnosed, decrease length of stay (LOS) in…
- Trial name
- NCT04429698
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
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
Hemorrhagic Shock, Trauma
Inferior Vena Cava Versus Subclavian Vein Collapsibility for Predicting Fluid Responsiveness in Trauma Hemorrhagic Shock
Hemorrhagic shock from severe bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma patients. Intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation is essential for stabilizing blood pressure and organ perfusion, but administering too much…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Shock, Trauma, Hypovolemia, Fluid Responsiveness
- Trial name
- NCT07817966
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Educational Problems
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Low-Contact Curriculum Using Near-Peer Training and Remote Supervision
Ultrasonography is a non-invasive, minimal-radiation tool for clinical diagnosis. Relevant clinical protocols have been developed.
- Trial name
- NCT06777641
- Testing
- remote supervision
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Clinical Echocardiography and S' Wave for Early Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department, A Prospective Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) S' wave in detecting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in adult patients presenting to the emergency department…
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- CLEAR_ECHO (NCT06860997)
- Testing
- Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) S' Wave Echocardiography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
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