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- Clinical Trial NCT04174794
Investigating Reduction of aCute heArt Failure Readmission With Lung UltraSound-preliminary Trial (Pre-IcarUS)
May 28, 2020 updated by: Antonio Leidi, University Hospital, Geneva
Investigating Reduction of aCute heArt Failure Readmission With Lung UltraSound-preliminary Trial (Pre-IcarUS)
In Switzerland 15% of discharged patients are readmitted within 30 days.
Acute heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admission and one of the most frequent reasons for re-admission, mainly because of congestion-driven symptoms.
Residual congestion is noted in 10%-15% of patients at discharge and is associated with an increased risk of re-admission and mortality.
Lung ultrasound outperforms both chest X-ray and physical examination in detection of lung congestion.
Several semiquantitative scanning protocols exist for quantifying congestion.
The aim of this study is to compare for the first time two widely used lung ultrasound protocols, one exhaustive (28-points) and one simplified (8-points), in real-time settings.
The focus is placed on reproducibility (expert-beginner interobserver concordance), feasibility (time consumption for images acquisition and interpretation) and performance (detection of B-lines clearing) of both scores.
Semi-quantitative method is expected to have better feasibility with similar reproducibility and performance.
Study Overview
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
43
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
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Geneva, Switzerland, 1205
- Geneva University Hospitals
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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
A convenience sample of 90 patients admitted to from the emergency room to a general internal medicine ward of a tertiary care center with the diagnosis of acute heart failure
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of acute heart failure on admission chart (primary or secondary diagnosis)
- Admission from the emergency room to a general internal medicine ward
- Presentation of acute heart failure according to European Society of Cardiology :
- Presence of ≥1 symptom or sign based on admission chart review and
- Raised value of N terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (>300 ng/l)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Interstitial lung disease, lung cancer or metastasis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary contusion, previous lung surgery
- Inability or unwillingness to give consent
- Presence of oligo-anuric end stage renal disease
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
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Inter-observer disagreement at admission lung ultrasound
Time Frame: Day 0
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The primary endpoint is the amount of disagreement between beginner and expert echographers at admission lung ultrasound.
In order to compare protocols using different grading systems, a common 4-levels interstitial syndrome (IS) severity scale is defined.
For the 28-point protocol, rating of total number of B-lines will be classified according to literature in severe (>30), moderate (16-30), mild (6-15) or no signs of IS (≤5 B-lines).
For the 8-point protocol, IS is arbitrarily classified as follows: 'severe' (6-8), 'moderate' (4-5), mild (2-3) and 'no signs' (0-1 positive zones).
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Day 0
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Inter-observer disagreement at follow-up lung ultrasound
Time Frame: Day 4 to 6
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The amount of disagreement between beginner and expert echographers is measured at follow-up lung ultrasound.
In order to compare protocols using different grading systems, a common 4-levels IS severity scale is defined.
For the 28-point protocol, rating of total number of B-lines will be classified according to literature in severe (>30), moderate (16-30), mild (6-15) or no signs of IS (≤5 B-lines).
For the 8-point protocol, IS is arbitrarily classified as follows: 'severe' (6-8), 'moderate' (4-5), mild (2-3) and 'no signs' (0-1 positive zones).
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Day 4 to 6
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Time consumption for images acquisition and interpretation at admission lung ultrasound
Time Frame: Day 0
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The time spent for images acquisition and interpretation is measured in both 28-point and 8-point protocols.
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Day 0
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Time consumption for images acquisition and interpretation at follow-up lung ultrasound
Time Frame: Day 4 to 6
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The time spent for images acquisition and interpretation is measured in both 28-point and 8-point protocols.
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Day 4 to 6
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Change in interstitial syndrome severity scale and amount of B-lines at follow-up ultrasound from baseline
Time Frame: Day 0, Day 4 to 6
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The clearing of B-lines following decongestive therapy is analysed and correlated to a clinical congestion score evolution, the loss of weight, N terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide value decline.
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Day 0, Day 4 to 6
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Post-discharge readmission and mortality at 30 days
Time Frame: Day 30 post-discharge
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The analysis of correlation between admission, follow-up lung ultrasound IS, echographic decongestion (i.e.
B-lines clearing) with readmission and mortality at 30 days post-discharge
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Day 30 post-discharge
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Post-discharge readmission and mortality at 60 days
Time Frame: Day 60 post-discharge
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The analysis of correlation between admission, follow-up lung ultrasound IS, echographic decongestion (i.e.
B-lines clearing) with readmission and mortality at 60 days post-discharge
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Day 60 post-discharge
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Post-discharge readmission and mortality at 90 days
Time Frame: Day 90 post-discharge
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The analysis of correlation between admission, follow-up LUS ISSS, echographic decongestion (i.e.
B-lines clearing) with readmission and mortality at 90 days post-discharge
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Day 90 post-discharge
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Post-discharge readmission and mortality at 180 days
Time Frame: Day 180 post-discharge
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The analysis of correlation between admission, follow-up lung ultrasound IS, echographic decongestion (i.e.
B-lines clearing) with readmission and mortality at 180 days post-discharge
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Day 180 post-discharge
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
October 8, 2019
Primary Completion (Actual)
March 16, 2020
Study Completion (Actual)
March 16, 2020
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 19, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 20, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
November 22, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
June 1, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 28, 2020
Last Verified
May 1, 2020
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2019-01596
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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