Feasability of Lung Ultrasonography in General Practice

NCT ID: NCT04644510

Last Updated: 2020-11-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

111 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-17

Study Completion Date

2020-01-31

Brief Summary

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A major barrier to ultrasonography in general practice (GP) is the time restriction of their medical consultation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of lung ultrasonography (LUS) realized by general practitioners (GP's) into their medical consultation.

A prospective, observational, multi-centric and open study conducted in 3 different centers by 15 GP in France. Patient receiving LUS were recruited from December 2019 to January 2020. GP's were all novices and received a training course by LUS expert before the study. Eight-points LUS exam was recorded, timed, and interpreted by GP's.

Among the 111 LUS performed, 110 LUS were interpreted. Time duration was 4 (3-5) min with 13% of LUS superior to 5 minutes. There was no significant difference in time duration after stratification by age. Patients were mainly satisfied after receiving LUS, and 80% of patients had a better understanding about their disease due to US realization.

In this first prospective, and multicenter study, involving patients consulting in General Practice, we found that LUS seems to be feasible by GP's in a medical consultation. We showed that LUS can be performed fast enough for a GP consultation, and easy to learn. These findings will need to be valided in a randomized and controlled study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ultrasonography Education General Practice

Keywords

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Ultrasonography General Practice Feasability Lung ultrasonography

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Lung ultrasonography group

Patient which benefited from a Lung ultrasonography during the medical consultation

Lung ultrasonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standardized eight-point Lung ultrasonography

Interventions

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Lung ultrasonography

Standardized eight-point Lung ultrasonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 3 months; lung ultrasonography performed by GP

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \< 3 months or rejection to participate to the study
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Caen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Hospital, Caen

Caen, Calvados, France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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2019-A00205-52

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

19-023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id