Status:

UNKNOWN

International Lung UltraSound Analysis (ILUSA) Study

Lead Sponsor:

KU Leuven

Conditions:

COVID

Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Brief Summary

Currently there is a great need for an accurately and rapid assessment of patients suspected for Covid-19. Like CT, Lung Ultrasound (LUS) examination can potentially help with the initial triage of pa...

Detailed Description

During the current COVID-19 outbreak, all patient groups have been affected, also the most fragile such as the pregnant women. Although experts provided general suggestions on the best management of p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants eligible for inclusion in this Trial must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Voluntary written informed consent of the participant or their legally authorized representative obtained prior to any screening procedures
  • Pregnant patients admitted to the Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic:
  • Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection (see below)
  • Symptomatic patients suspicious for COVID-19 infection (swab is taken on admission)
  • Patients asymptomatic for COVID19 with other feto-maternal diseases or who come for delivery or caesarean section
  • All participants that are considered for Trial participation, per the above criteria will be documented on the Screening Log, including Screen Failures.
  • Definition of suspected case (WHO guideline, ISUOG)
  • A patient with acute respiratory illness (fever and at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (e.g. cough, shortness of breath)) AND with no other etiology that fully explains the clinical presentation AND a history of travel to or residence in a country/area or territory reporting local transmission of COVID-19 infection during the 14 days prior to symptom onset; OR
  • A patient with any acute respiratory illness AND who has been in contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 infection in the 14 days prior to onset of symptoms; OR
  • A patient with severe acute respiratory infection (fever and at least one sign/symptom of respiratory disease (e.g. cough, shortness breath)) AND who requires hospitalization AND who has no other etiology that fully explains the clinical presentation.

Exclusion

  • Participants eligible for this Trial must not meet any of the following criteria:
  • Maternal lung pre-existing disease
  • Maternal cardiac problems
  • Severely ill patients in unstable condition requiring immediate life-saving procedures
  • Participants who meet one or more of the above exclusion criteria must not proceed to be enrolled in the Trial and will be identified on the Screening Log as Screen Failure.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 28 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

1850 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04353141

Start Date

April 28 2020

End Date

December 31 2020

Last Update

May 7 2020

Active Locations (7)

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University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Belgium, 3000

2

University of Brescia

Brescia, Italy

3

University of Foggia

Foggia, Italy

4

University of Milan

Milan, Italy