Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Primary Care

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-10

Study Completion Date

2022-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate reliability of Point-of-Care ultrasound evaluation performed by general practitioners.

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Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate reliability of Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) evaluation performed by general practitioners.

General practitioners who underwent predefined training in POCUS will perform ultrasound examination in outpatients meeting inclusion criteria. While this is observational study, result will not have an impact on the management of the patients.

Regardless of the POCUS examination, patients undergo a routine diagnostic process which is appropriate for the initial symptom. Imaging examinations will always be a part of this. This will serve as an expert control to evaluate the reliability of POCUS Each POCUS examination will also be recorded as a video loop, subsequently assessed by an expert in the POCUS and also used as an expert control.

The data will be analyzed by standard reliability testing.

Conditions

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Ultrasound

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with dyspnea

Patients who visit a general practitioner for dyspnea will undergo a Point-of-Care ultrasound examination of the lungs to identify the presence or the absence of A-profile, B-profile and pleural effusion.

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Each patient included to the study will undergo Point-of-Care ultrasound testing specific for the area defined in the Groups section.

Patients with abdominal pain

Patients who visit a general practitioner for abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant will undergo abdominal Point-of-Care ultrasound examination to identify cholecystolithiasis.

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Each patient included to the study will undergo Point-of-Care ultrasound testing specific for the area defined in the Groups section.

Patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis

Patients who visit a general practitioner for pain and / or swelling of the lower extremity will undergo compression ultrasound testing to identify proximal deep vein thrombosis.

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Each patient included to the study will undergo Point-of-Care ultrasound testing specific for the area defined in the Groups section.

Interventions

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Ultrasound

Each patient included to the study will undergo Point-of-Care ultrasound testing specific for the area defined in the Groups section.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient with abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant (will be indicated for the abdominal ultrasound) or patient with dyspnoea (will be indicated for lung ultrasound) or patient with suspected deep vein thrombosis (will be indicated for compression ultrasound testing)
* Signing of informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 years
* Refusal of ultrasound examination by patient
* Any circumstance that prevents ultrasonographic examination (eg allergy to ultrasonographic gel, skin lesions that do not allow safe examination, etc.)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No