Auscultate Obese Patients Using Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes

NCT ID: NCT01665820

Last Updated: 2024-10-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-12-31

Brief Summary

Auscultating Obese patients using the 3M Littmann Electronic Model 3200 Stethoscope is more effective in identifying referrable murmurs than using a traditional stethoscope.

Detailed Description

Study will enroll subjects who have greater than 30 BMI ratings. Each subject will receive 4 auscultation examinations. Two auscultations will be done by a cardiologist using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. Two additional auscultations will be done by a 3rd year medical resident also using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. All determinations will be compared to echocardiography results.

Conditions

Chest Pathology

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Auscultate with mechanical stethoscope

Cardiologist \& Medical Resident auscultate using mechanical stethoscope

Auscultate with electronic or mechanical stethoscope (3M Littmann)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Auscultate with electronic stethoscope

Cardiologist \& Medical Resident auscultate using electronic stethoscope

Auscultate with electronic or mechanical stethoscope (3M Littmann)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Interventions

Auscultate with electronic or mechanical stethoscope (3M Littmann)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

3M Littmann 3200 Electronic Stethoscope; 3M Littman Cardiology III Mechanical Stethoscope

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Greater or equal than 18 years of age
• Referred for an echocardiogram
• obese, as defined as having a BMI greater than 30
• volunteers to participate in study
• agrees to provide copy of echocardiogram exam report

Exclusion Criteria

-Investigator believes subject should not be included or is unsuitable for inclusion

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

3M

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Solventum US LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Egle Kalinauskiene, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Locations

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Kaunas, , Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

Other Identifiers

Study EM-05-012530

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id