Feasability of Lung Ultrasonography in General Practice

NCT04644510 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 19-0232019-A00205-52
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 111
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A major barrier to ultrasonography in general practice (GP) is the time restriction of their medical consultation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of lung ultrasonography (LUS) realized by general practitioners (GP's) into their medical consultation. A prospective, observational, multi-centric and open study conducted in 3 different centers by 15 GP in France. Patient receiving LUS were recruited from December 2019 to January 2020. GP's were all novices and received a training course by LUS expert before the study. Eight-points LUS exam was recorded, timed, and interpreted by GP's. Among the 111 LUS performed, 110 LUS were interpreted. Time duration was 4 (3-5) min with 13% of LUS superior to 5 minutes. There was no significant difference in time duration after stratification by age. Patients were mainly satisfied after receiving LUS, and 80% of patients had a better understanding about their disease due to US realization. In this first prospective, and multicenter study, involving patients consulting in General Practice, we found that LUS seems to be feasible by GP's in a medical consultation. We showed that LUS can be performed fast enough for a GP consultation, and easy to learn. These findings will need to be valided in a randomized and controlled study.

Conditions

Ultrasonography; Education; General Practice

Keywords

Ultrasonography; General Practice; Feasability; Lung ultrasonography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Duration of Lung Ultrasonography

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Time limit exceeded lung ultrasonography

  2 months

• Interpretation of lung ultrasonography images

  2 months

• Stratification by age

  2 months

• Survey results

  2 months

Study Arms (1)

Lung ultrasonography group

Patient which benefited from a Lung ultrasonography during the medical consultation

Device: Lung ultrasonography

Interventions

Lung ultrasonography DEVICE

Standardized eight-point Lung ultrasonography

Lung ultrasonography group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Months+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients consulting their family physician

You may qualify if:

• Age \> 3 months; lung ultrasonography performed by GP

You may not qualify if:

• Age \< 3 months or rejection to participate to the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Caen: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital, Caen

Caen, Calvados, 14000, France

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2020
• First Posted: November 25, 2020
• Study Start: December 17, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2020
• Study Completion: January 31, 2020
• Last Updated: November 25, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)