Clinical trials: Point-of-care Ultrasound
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
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
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
Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training
Ultrasound Simulation Case-based Workshop Implementation and Impact Assessment
This study is a prospective cohort study implementing a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) simulation case-based workshop in emergency (EM) physicians at different training levels as an educational and competency-based assessment…
- Conditions
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training, Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
- Trial name
- US Sim cases (NCT06960837)
- Testing
- ultrasound simulation training case-based workshop during resident sim days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Heart Failure Acute, Point-of-care Ultrasound
Simulation-Based Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure Patients
The aim of this study is to co-design a cardiac POCUS simulation training intervention and implementation strategy for EM clinicians and evaluate the effectiveness of the cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) simulation-based…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure Acute, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training, Implementation Science
- Trial name
- NCT07592598
- Testing
- Simulation POCUS training, Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Airway Management, Point of Care
Upper Airway Ultrasound Evaluation
Current guidelines support the use of predictive clinical tests in the evaluation of difficult airway, meaning either difficult bag and mask ventilation, conventional laryngoscopy and/or endotracheal intubation.
- Conditions
- Airway Management, Point of Care, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06701253
- Testing
- point of care ultrasound
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
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
Point-of-Care Ultrasound
An Analysis of the Current Status and Influencing Factors in Nurse Practitioners' and Nurses' Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
This study targets clinical nurses and nurse practitioners in Taiwan, with an anticipated sample size of approximately 1,000 participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07505108
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University 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
Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation
AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport
This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.
- Conditions
- Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06006208
- Testing
- Hamilton C1 ventilator during transport to the ICU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
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 Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound Use by General Practitioners in France (Echo-MG)
This study explores how Point of Care Ultrasound (POC-US) is used in general practice in France and how it affects the diagnostic process and treatment of patients.
- Trial name
- Echo-MG (NCT04583670)
- Where
- 17 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 655 people
- Sponsor
- Sorbonne University
Gastric Ultrasound, Point of Care Ultrasound
Gastric Ultrasound Assessment for Patients Taking Cannabis
The aim of this study is to perform bedside gastric point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams to assess the gastric volume and content (clear liquids vs solid food) perioperatively in patients who report cannabis use.
- Conditions
- Gastric Ultrasound, Point of Care Ultrasound, Cannabis Use
- Trial name
- NCT06567873
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound Exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Gastric Ultrasound, Glucagon-like Peptide 1
Gastric Ultrasound Assessment for Patients Taking GLP1 Agonists
The aim of this study is to perform bedside gastric point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams to assess the gastric volume and content (clear liquids vs solid food) perioperatively in patients who take glucagon-like peptide 1…
- Conditions
- Gastric Ultrasound, Glucagon-like Peptide 1, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06003985
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound Exam
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Point-of-care Ultrasound
Effects of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Multidisciplinary Medical Wards
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a bedside portable ultrasound technique utilized by healthcare providers to offer rapid and non-invasive diagnostic imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT06529315
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital