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NCT Number: NCT04817475

Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes. However, in prehospital emergency medicine performing ultrasound and the translation of the findings can be challenging. As new prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for remote supervision, the impact of tele-supervision on the performance of POCUS during OHCA is unclear.

Aims: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during CPR without any additional hands-off periods longer than 5 seconds.

Methods: In total 30 patients with OHCA, where POCUS is considered, will be included in this study.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Echocardiography Ultrasound

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Medical University of Vienna, Department of Anaesthesia & General Intensive Care

Vienna, 1090, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients with prehospital cardiac arrest, where POCUS is considered during cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, will be included.

Exclusion criteria

  • under the age of 18,
  • if POCUS is not considered or if POCUS will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation.
  • pregnant patients
  • patients with a body-mass-index (BMI) above 35 kg/m2

Treatment and study plan

Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision

Other

Point-of-care ultrasound of patients with a out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be performed with tele-supervision.

Primary outcomes

  1. Hands-off time during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    The primary outcome of this study evaluates, if POCUS with tele-supervision can be performed during prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation without any additional hands-off period longer than 5 seconds

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the duration time of POCUS

  2. Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Impact of real-time supervision of POCUS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on changing of diagnosis of suspected cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Mar 26, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 26, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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