Evaluation of Ultrasound of the Heart in Patients With Low Blood Pressure

September 24, 2015 updated by: Justin Weiner, Northwell Health

Evaluating Critical Care Echocardiography in Patients With Cardiopulmonary Failure at the Time of Presentation

Hypothesis: Goal-directed echocardiography by trained critical care physicians is equivalent to that of echocardiography technicians/cardiologists for the purpose of determining etiology (reason) of cardiopulmonary failure.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11042
        • Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who present to the medical intensive care unit with cardiopulmonary failure

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who present to the medical intensive care unit with cardiopulmonary failure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Patients in Cardiopulmonary Failure
patients in cardiopulmonary failure
Procedure: Echocardiography

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Assessment of left ventricular function
Time Frame: within four hours of ICU admission
Will the assessment of left ventricular function by critical care physicians and echo techs be concordant?
within four hours of ICU admission

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Presence of Pericardial Effusion and Severity
Time Frame: within 4 hrs of ICU admission
Will the presence of pericardial effusion and severity from critical care physicians and echo techs be concordant?
within 4 hrs of ICU admission

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Right ventricle dysfunction
Time Frame: within 4 hrs of ICU admission
Will presence of RV dysfunction with critical care physicians versus echo techs/cardiologists be concordant in our population?
within 4 hrs of ICU admission

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwell Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Justin Weiner, DO, NS-LIJ Health System

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11-408A

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