Ultrasound by Nurses in Heart Failure Patients
Is Routine Ultrasound Examination Performed by Nurses Useful in Heart Failure Patients at a Outpatient Clinic
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Cross-over study aimed to study the diagnostic and clinical impact of routinely adding a pocket-size ultrasound examination to traditional care at a outpatient heart failure clinic.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable heart-failure
Started Feb 2013
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable heart-failure
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 13, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 20, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2013
CompletedNovember 9, 2021
November 1, 2021
4 months
February 13, 2013
November 5, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Treatment effect
Change in treatment after routinely performed ultrasound vs no ultrasound performed.
0 and 30 days and 6 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Quality of nurse performed ultrasound
0 and 30 days and 6 months
Other Outcomes (1)
proBNP vs ultrasound
0 and 30 days
Study Arms (2)
Ultrasound performed by nurses
EXPERIMENTALExaminations including ultrasound examinations
Ultrasound not performed
ACTIVE COMPARATORExaminations not including ultrasound examinations, otherwise active
Interventions
Ultrasound examination performed by nurses. Focused examination of the pleural space and inferior vena cava.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients referred to the outpatient heart failure clinic at the local hospital
You may not qualify if:
- Not able or not willing to concent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust
Levanger, 7600, Norway
Related Publications (2)
Gundersen GH, Norekval TM, Graven T, Haug HH, Skjetne K, Kleinau JO, Gustad LT, Dalen H. Patient-reported outcomes and associations with pleural effusion in outpatients with heart failure: an observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 2017 Mar 20;7(3):e013734. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013734.
PMID: 28320791DERIVEDGundersen GH, Norekval TM, Haug HH, Skjetne K, Kleinau JO, Graven T, Dalen H. Adding point of care ultrasound to assess volume status in heart failure patients in a nurse-led outpatient clinic. A randomised study. Heart. 2016 Jan;102(1):29-34. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307798. Epub 2015 Oct 5.
PMID: 26438785DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 13, 2013
First Posted
February 20, 2013
Study Start
February 1, 2013
Primary Completion
June 1, 2013
Study Completion
June 1, 2013
Last Updated
November 9, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-11