NCT04817488

Live Stream of Prehospital Emergency Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Dyspnoea

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 350 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Acute dyspnoea is a common symptom in prehospital emergency medicine. As ultrasound gained in importance for diagnosis in patients with acute respiratory distress, it plays even a role in the prehospital setting. However, prehospital emergency ultrasound (PEU) remains challenging and requires knowledge and skills. New prehospital ultrasound devices offer the possibility for tele-supervision. The impact of tele-supervision of PEU in patients with acute dyspnoea is unclear. Objective: This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effect of PEU with tele-supervision on diagnosis, treatment strategies and cognitive load in comparison to PEU without tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea. Methods: In total 350 prehospital emergency patients with acute dyspnoea will be included in this study. Patients will be observed in two groups. In group 1 PEU will be performed with tele-supervision, whereas in group 2 PEU will be performed without tele-supervision (tele-supervision not available).

Conditions

• Echocardiography
• Acute Dyspnea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision	Prehospital emergency ultrasound with tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea
OTHER	Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision	Prehospital emergency ultrasound without tele-supervision in patients with acute dyspnoea

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2021-03-26
• Last updated: 2025-10-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria