Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

October 25, 2023 updated by: Christina Hafner, Medical University of Vienna

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital emergency medicine performing ultrasound and the translation of the findings can be challenging. As new prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for remote supervision, the impact of tele-supervision on the performance of POCUS during OHCA is unclear.

Aims: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during CPR without any additional hands-off periods longer than 5 seconds.

Methods: In total 30 patients with OHCA, where POCUS is considered, will be included in this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

44

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

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
        • Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care

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

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

30 critically ill patients suffering from acute cardiopulmonary resuscitation will be included in this study. POCUS will be performed with tele-supervision.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with prehospital cardiac arrest, where POCUS is considered during cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under the age of 18,
  • if POCUS is not considered or if POCUS will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation.
  • pregnant patients
  • patients with a body-mass-index (BMI) above 35 kg/m2

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
Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision
Point-of-care ultrasound of patients with a out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be performed with tele-supervision.
Other: Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision
Point-of-care ultrasound of patients with a out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be performed with tele-supervision.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hands-off time during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
The primary outcome of this study evaluates, if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation without any additional hands-off period longer than 5 seconds
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS
through study completion, an average of 1 year
Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care, Medical University of Vienna

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)

July 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 26, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2023

Last Verified

October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2410/2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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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