NCT01486394

Sonography in an Unselected Population of Acute Admitted Patients With Respiratory Symptoms

Focused Sonographic Examination of the Heart, Lungs and Deep Veins in an Unselected Population of Acute Admitted Patients With Respiratory Symptoms: a Randomised Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 315 (actual)
• Sponsor: Odense University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether focused sonography of the heart, lungs and deep veins can increase the number of patients with respiratory symptoms correctly diagnosed in an emergency department.

Conditions

• Dyspnoea
• Chest Pain
• Cough

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Focused Sonography of the heart, lungs and deep veins	The patient is randomised to either a control group where usual treatment and diagnostic work-up is performed or to an intervention group where usual treatment and diagnostic workup are supplemented by a sonographic examination of the heart, lungs and deep veins are performed within one hour after the primary evaluation. The primary evaluation is defined as the first evaluation of the patient by a physician in the Acute Medical Admission Department.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2013-04-01
• First posted: 2011-12-06
• Last updated: 2013-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark