Survey About Practice of Neurosonology in Belgium

NCT ID: NCT06536621

Last Updated: 2024-08-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-06

Brief Summary

Ultrasounds are widely employed in almost all medical specialties. In Neurology, the applications are numerous nowadays. There is constant interest in the traditional use of US as well as a growing attention towards the newest and most recent applications in clinical/everyday practice. These applications pertain not only to vascular neurology but also to other fields within this specialty, owing to the non-invasive and bedside availability of this tool.

To achieve this, a high level of expertise is required. Paradoxically, certification of skills is neither required nor mandatory for clinical practice. When examining Belgian centers, a wide disparity in training, indications, and ultrasound use in everyday practice becomes apparent. This discrepancy is not unique to Belgium; it has also been demonstrated throughout the rest of Europe. The European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic (ESNCH) has already conducted a survey on this subject, and we would like to replicate it at a national level.

The aim of this survey is to describe the use of ultrasound for neurological diseases in Belgian hospitals and practitioners' familiarity with ultrasound modalities across all indications. Understanding the current state of ultrasound practice in Belgium could help promote more homogeneous and high-quality training, increase educational sessions during national meetings, establish a research network, and facilitate the exchange of internal protocols.

Partipants opinions would be greatly appreciated to better understand Belgian expertise in the field and open discussions about the strengths and limitations of the current situation.

After 4 months from the reception of this email, the online questionnaire will no longer be available, and the investigators will proceed with the analysis of the collected data. As indicated, the inclusion of the hospital name is not mandatory. However, hospital category is kindly request to facilitate our analysis.

Analysis and comparison between categories (such as the type of hospital, region, etc.) will be conducted for research purposes.

For any additional inquiries regarding the survey questions, data collection, and conclusions of the inquiry, please feel free to contact investigators via email at surveyneurosonology@gmail.com.

Detailed Description

Ultrasounds are widely employed in almost all medical specialties. In Neurology, the applications are numerous nowadays. There is constant interest in the traditional use of US as well as a growing attention towards the newest and most recent applications in clinical/everyday practice. These applications pertain not only to vascular neurology but also to other fields within this specialty, owing to the non-invasive and bedside availability of this tool.

To achieve this, a high level of expertise is required. Paradoxically, certification of skills is neither required nor mandatory for clinical practice. When examining Belgian centers, a wide disparity in training, indications, and ultrasound use in everyday practice becomes apparent. This discrepancy is not unique to Belgium; it has also been demonstrated throughout the rest of Europe. The European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic (ESNCH) has already conducted a survey on this subject, and we would like to replicate it at a national level.

The aim of this survey is to describe the use of ultrasound for neurological diseases in Belgian hospitals and practitioners' familiarity with ultrasound modalities across all indications. Understanding the current state of ultrasound practice in Belgium could help promote more homogeneous and high-quality training, increase educational sessions during national meetings, establish a research network, and facilitate the exchange of internal protocols.

Partipants opinions would be greatly appreciated to better understand Belgian expertise in the field and open discussions about the strengths and limitations of the current situation.

After 4 months from the reception of this email, the online questionnaire will no longer be available, and the investigators will proceed with the analysis of the collected data. As indicated, the inclusion of the hospital name is not mandatory. However, hospital category is kindly request to facilitate our analysis.

Analysis and comparison between categories (such as the type of hospital, region, etc.) will be conducted for research purposes.

For any additional inquiries regarding the survey questions, data collection, and conclusions of the inquiry, please feel free to contact investigators via email at surveyneurosonology@gmail.com.

Conditions

Ultrasound; Neurosonology; NeuroPOCUS

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Neurologist in Belgian Hospitals

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

Sponsors

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

SCOPPETTUOLO Pasquale

Principal Investigator, MD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Pasquale Scoppettuolo

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Belgium

Central Contacts

Pasquale Scoppettuolo

Role: CONTACT

surveyneurosonology@gmail.com

+3227648176

Facility Contacts

Pasquale Scoppettuolo

Role: primary

surveyneurosonology@gmail.com

Other Identifiers

Neurosonology_Survey

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id