Prospective Evaluation of Aeromedical EMS Ultrasound in Major Trauma Victims

NCT ID: NCT01058967

Last Updated: 2019-04-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of ultrasound by aeromedical prehospital providers.

Detailed Description

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This study will be divided into three parts. The first portion involves the education/inservices of the aeromedical prehospital providers to document the knowledge and skills necessary to perform and interpret eFAST exams using ultrasound pre hospitalization.

The second portion involves testing the logistics of utilization of prehospital ultrasound. Data will be collected by the participating aeromedical prehospital providers to rate the durability of the equipment, difficulty in preforming the eFAST exam, interference with other actions and ability of retention of images.

The third portion will involve the aeromedical prehospital providers performing the eFAST exam using the ultrasound prehospital and comparing their findings with the gold standard exam, CT scan, while patient is in the emergency department.

Conditions

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Major Trauma Patients

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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major trauma victims

Code 3 patients (highest acuity) admitted to hospital via air ambulance service

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Code 3 trauma activation Admitted directly from scene Transported via Life Flight (aeromedical ambulance)

Exclusion Criteria

* transfer from outside hospital
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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SonoSite, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sara K Miller

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Greg Press, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UTHSC-Houston

Locations

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Memorial Hermann Hospital - Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Press GM, Miller SK, Hassan IA, Alade KH, Camp E, Junco DD, Holcomb JB. Prospective evaluation of prehospital trauma ultrasound during aeromedical transport. J Emerg Med. 2014 Dec;47(6):638-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.07.056. Epub 2014 Oct 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25281177 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-08-0085

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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