Live Stream of Prehospital Emergency Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Dyspnoea

NCT ID: NCT04817488

Last Updated: 2025-10-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Background: Acute dyspnoea is a common symptom in prehospital emergency medicine. As ultrasound gained in importance for diagnosis in patients with acute respiratory distress, it plays even a role in the prehospital setting. However, prehospital emergency ultrasound (PEU) remains challenging and requires knowledge and skills. New prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for tele-supervision. The impact of tele-supervision of PEU in patients with acute dyspnoea is unclear.

Objective: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effect of PEU with tele-supervision on diagnosis, treatment strategies and cognitive load in comparison to PEU without tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea.

Methods: In total 350 prehospital emergency patients with acute dyspnoea will be included in this study. Patients will be observed in two groups. In group 1 PEU will be performed with tele-supervision, whereas in group 2 PEU will be performed without tele-supervision (tele-supervision not available).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Echocardiography Acute Dyspnea

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision

Prehospital emergency ultrasound of patients with acute dyspnea will be performed with tele-supervision.

Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision

Intervention Type OTHER

Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea

Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision

Prehospital emergency ultrasound of patients with acute dyspnea will be performed without tele-supervision.

Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision

Intervention Type OTHER

Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea

Interventions

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Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision

Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea

Intervention Type OTHER

Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision

Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients will be included, if they suffer from acute dyspnoea and at least one of the two following signs of respiratory failure:

* Respiratory rate \>20 breaths per minute
* Peripheral oxygen saturation without oxygen supplementation \<90%

Exclusion Criteria

* under the age of 18
* if PEU will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation
* if patient rejects the PEU, the patient will be excluded
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical University of Vienna

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christina Hafner

Clinical Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Medical University of Vienna

Locations

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Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

Other Identifiers

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2411/2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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