Internal Jugular Vein Ultrasound for Volume Status Assessment in Haemodialysis (IJV-US)

February 22, 2026 updated by: Alessandro Tomassetti, University of Bologna
To Evaluate accuracy of Internal Jugular Vein Point-of-Care ultrasound for volume status evaluation in chronic haemodialysis

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients on chronic haemodialysis

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic haemodialysis
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non ultrafiltrative treatment
  • Insufficient compliance

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
Time Frame
Adverse Events
Time Frame: from enrolment to 1 month after evaluation
from enrolment to 1 month after evaluation

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vittorio Dalmastri, Md, PhD, University of Bologna
  • Study Director: Nicola Parenti, MD, AUSL Bologna

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)

September 15, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 22, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IJV-US

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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