Diagnostic of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Lung Ultrasonography in General Practice
AmbuLUS
Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Lung Ultrasonography in General Practice : a Prospective, Interventional and Multicentric Study
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) is a frequent motive of consultation in General Practice. Cost, irradiation and availability of traditional imagery make it difficult to perform in every patient with suspected LRTI. The objective is to evaluate the performance of LUS realized by family physicians into the usual LRTI diagnostic pathway. This study is a prospective, interventional, multi-centric and open study conducted in 3 different centers by 15 General Practitioners (GP) in France. Patient complaining of dyspnea or cough were recruited from December 2019 to March 2020. GP received a training course by LUS expert before the study. The primary outcome measure was diagnosis modification after LUS. Secondary measures were therapeutic modification after LUS, decision of imagery prescription after LUS, decision of hospitalization or not after LUS, medical evolution and result of imagery initially prescribed by GP.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Dec 2019
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 30, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 11, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 18, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 20, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 26, 2020
CompletedOctober 26, 2020
October 1, 2020
2 months
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Diagnosis modification
Diagnosis modification after lung ultrasonography
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Therapeutic modification
3 months
Imagery prescription
3 months
Decision of hospitalization
3 months
Medical evolution
3 months
Imagery result
3 months
Study Arms (2)
LUS group
EXPERIMENTALNo LUS group
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Investigators performed lung ultrasonography on patients
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age \> 3 months
- Dyspnea or cough complaint
You may not qualify if:
- Age \< 3 months
- Rejection to participate to the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University Hospital, Caen
Caen, Calvados, 14000, France
Related Publications (1)
Amiot F, Delomas T, Laborne FX, Ecolivet T, Macrez R, Benhamed A. Implementation of lung ultrasonography by general practitioners for lower respiratory tract infections: a feasibility study. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2024 Sep;42(3):463-470. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2024.2343678. Epub 2024 May 20.
PMID: 38767949DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 20, 2020
First Posted
October 26, 2020
Study Start
December 30, 2019
Primary Completion
March 11, 2020
Study Completion
March 18, 2020
Last Updated
October 26, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-10