NCT01460329

Comparing Cardiac Output Measurements in Critically Ill Children Using USCOM and Transthoracic ECHO

Comparing Cardiac Output Measurements in Critically Ill Children Using Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor and Transthoracic Echocardiography.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy and precision of two non-invasive methods of measuring cardiac output in critically ill children (\<18 yrs). The participants will include any patient admitted to Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) requiring a trans-thoracic ECHO (TTE) as part of their treatment plan. Measurements of intermittent cardiac output will be obtained and compared on participants using standard 2-D TTE and Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM).

Conditions

• Critical Illness
• Pediatrics

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM).	This device is FDA approved and based on the principles of ECHO using continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound to measure cardiac output.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-10-26
• Last updated: 2013-05-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States