Auscultate Obese Patients Using Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes

Chest Pathology Clinical Trial

Official title: Study EM-05-012530 Benefit of Auscultation With 3M™ Littmann® 3200 Electronic Stethoscope to Diagnose Murmurs and Heart Pathologies in Overweight and Obese Patients With Increased Layers of Adipose Tissue

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Auscultating Obese patients using the 3M Littmann Electronic Model 3200 Stethoscope is more effective in identifying referrable murmurs than using a traditional stethoscope.

Clinical Trial Description

Study will enroll subjects who have greater than 30 BMI ratings. Each subject will receive 4 auscultation examinations. Two auscultations will be done by a cardiologist using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. Two additional auscultations will be done by a 3rd year medical resident also using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. All determinations will be compared to echocardiography results. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chest Pathology

• NCT number: NCT01665820
• Study type: Observational
• Source: 3M
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: October 2012
• Completion date: December 2012