Status:
RECRUITING
Pulse Checks Using Femoral Artery B-Mode Ultrasound With Compressibility Assessment
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety
Emergency Medical Service of Vienna
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate B-mode point-of care ultrasound with arterial compressibility assessment on the femoral artery as a method to determine the presence ...
Detailed Description
In this prospective observational study, a dedicated research team will be dispatched to cardiac arrest patients treated in the prehospital environment by emergency medical services (EMS). The team wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by EMS
- Minimum age of 18 years
Exclusion
- Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
- Disapproval of the treating EMS team
- Adults under legal guardianship
- Inability to perform femoral artery doppler ultrasound due to limited access to the patient and possible interference with the treating EMS team
- Inability to perform femoral artery doppler ultrasound due to injuries or anatomic abnormalities in the femoral region or necessary emergent medical interventions in the femoral region
- Decision to transfer the patient to the hospital with ongoing CPR for emergent procedures such as extracorporeal CPR before femoral artery doppler ultrasound could be attempted
- Inability to safely perform femoral artery doppler ultrasound due to environmental hazards
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 2 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
69 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06491186
Start Date
May 2 2024
End Date
December 31 2024
Last Update
July 9 2024
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Emergency Medical Service of Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1030