Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Ultrasound Clinical Trial

Official title:

Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04817475
• Other study ID #: 2410/2020
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Medical University of Vienna
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital emergency medicine performing ultrasound and the translation of the findings can be challenging. As new prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for remote supervision, the impact of tele-supervision on the performance of POCUS during OHCA is unclear.

Aims: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during CPR without any additional hands-off periods longer than 5 seconds.

Methods: In total 30 patients with OHCA, where POCUS is considered, will be included in this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with prehospital cardiac arrest, where POCUS is considered during cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• under the age of 18,

• if POCUS is not considered or if POCUS will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation.

• pregnant patients

• patients with a body-mass-index (BMI) above 35 kg/m2

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Echocardiography
• Ultrasound

Intervention

Other:
• Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision
Point-of-care ultrasound of patients with a out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be performed with tele-supervision.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care	Vienna

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of Vienna

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Hands-off time during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation	The primary outcome of this study evaluates, if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation without any additional hands-off period longer than 5 seconds	through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS	Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS	through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary	Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.	Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.	through study completion, an average of 1 year