Prospective Evaluation of Aeromedical EMS Ultrasound in Major Trauma Victims

Major Trauma Patients Clinical Trial

Official title:

UTHSC-H Proposal for Prospective Evaluation of Aeromedical EMS Ultrasound in Major Trauma Victims.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01058967
• Other study ID #: HSC-MS-08-0085
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 2010
• Est. completion date: November 2010

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of ultrasound by aeromedical prehospital providers.

Description:

This study will be divided into three parts. The first portion involves the education/inservices of the aeromedical prehospital providers to document the knowledge and skills necessary to perform and interpret eFAST exams using ultrasound pre hospitalization.

The second portion involves testing the logistics of utilization of prehospital ultrasound. Data will be collected by the participating aeromedical prehospital providers to rate the durability of the equipment, difficulty in preforming the eFAST exam, interference with other actions and ability of retention of images.

The third portion will involve the aeromedical prehospital providers performing the eFAST exam using the ultrasound prehospital and comparing their findings with the gold standard exam, CT scan, while patient is in the emergency department.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: November 2010
• Est. primary completion date: September 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Code 3 trauma activation Admitted directly from scene Transported via Life Flight (aeromedical ambulance)

Exclusion Criteria:

• transfer from outside hospital

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Major Trauma Patients
• Wounds and Injuries

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Memorial Hermann Hospital - Medical Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	SonoSite, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The primary outcome for this study is to determine if the aeromedical prehospital providers are able to accurately and rapidly perform and interpret eFAST exams in major trauma victims.		6 month