Actively Recruiting
Feasibility Study of Novice-Performed Lung Ultrasound for Pneumothorax Detection After Cardiac Surgery
Led by Jacobo Moreno Garijo · Updated on 2025-12-24
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
71 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Jacobo Moreno Garijo
Lead Sponsor
S
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
What is the purpose of this study? This study is being done to find out if medical trainees (such as residents and fellows) can learn to use lung ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery. Who is participating in the study? Adults who have recently had heart surgery and are having their chest tubes removed in the intensive care unit may be able to join. What will happen during the study? After chest tubes are removed, a trained medical trainee will use a small ultrasound device to check the lungs at the bedside. The patient will also have a chest X-ray, which is the usual test. The results from the ultrasound will be compared to the chest X-ray and reviewed by expert doctors. What is the goal of the study? The goal is to see if it is possible to train medical trainees to use lung ultrasound safely and accurately in real hospital settings. The results will help plan a larger study in the future.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Feasibility Study of Novice-Performed Lung Ultrasound for Pneumothorax Detection After Cardiac Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Undergoing cardiac surgery
- Scheduled for chest and/or mediastinal chest tube removal in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU)
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe chronic lung disease that may affect lung ultrasound interpretation, including subcutaneous emphysema
- COPD or emphysema with FEV1 less than 50% predicted
- Interstitial lung disease with FEV1 less than 75% predicted
- History of pneumothorax requiring intervention before chest tube removal
- Mechanical ventilation at the time of eligibility screening
- Unable to undergo lung ultrasound or chest X-ray due to instability or positioning issues
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jacobo Moreno Garijo, MD, PhD
CONTACT
L
Lilia Kaustov, MSc, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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