Reliability of Subjective Assessment of the Heart by Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound

February 9, 2021 updated by: Roman Skulec, Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Reliability of Subjective Qualitative Assessment of the Heart by Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Comparison With Conventional Transthoracic Echocardiography

The purpose of this study is to evaluate reliability of subjective qualitative assessment of the basic cardiac parameters by Point-pf-Care ultrasound.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Subjective qualitative assessment of ventricular function, diameter of the right ventricle and the size of inferior caval vein using cardiac Point-of-Care ultrasound is commonly performed by intensivists and emergency medicine physicians during the management of the patients with shock and/or acute respiratory failure. However, very little data is available to define the reliability of this qualitative examination. The presented study aims to assess this reliability.

Physicians meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria will be sent by a questionnaire consisting of 19 ultrasound cases. Participants will be asked to perform qualitative evaluation of ultrasound findings of each case. Then, the results will be compared with quantitative measurements made by conventional transthoracic echocardiography and validity testing will be performed.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

52

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

  • Czechia
      • Usti nad Labem, Czechia, 40113
        • Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physicians with at least basic knowledge of cardiac Point-of-Care ultrasound.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • physician with at least basic knowledge of cardiac Point-of-Care ultrasound who agrees to complete the questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not meet the inclusion criteria

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
Reliability of subjective qualitative assessment of the heart by Point-of-Care ultrasound in comparison with conventional transthoracic echocardiography
Time Frame: four weeks
Subjective assessment of Point-of-Care ultrasound records of the heart will be performed by participants via completion of the questionnaire. Thereafter, results of the survey will be compared with the objective measurements taken by conventional transthoracic echocardiography from the same records than presented in the questionnaire.
four weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Emergency Medical Service of the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Collaborators

Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Roman Skulec, MD, PhD, Masaryk Hospital Usti nad Labem

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

August 28, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 25, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 18, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

August 21, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 10, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 9, 2021

Last Verified

February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 09/2020

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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