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Pulse Checks Using Femoral Artery B-Mode Ultrasound With Compressibility Assessment
Led by Medical University of Vienna · Updated on 2024-07-09
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Medical University of Vienna
Lead Sponsor
L
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 of a pulse and to compare it with concurrently conducted manual pulse checks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pulse Checks Using Femoral Artery B-Mode Ultrasound With Compressibility Assessment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by emergency medical services (EMS)
- Minimum age of 18 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
- Disapproval of the treating EMS team
- Adults under legal guardianship
- Inability to perform femoral artery ultrasound due to limited patient access or interference with EMS
- Inability to perform femoral artery ultrasound due to femoral injuries, anatomical abnormalities, or urgent medical interventions
- Patient transferred to hospital with ongoing CPR before ultrasound could be done
- Unsafe to perform femoral artery ultrasound due to environmental hazards
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Emergency Medical Service of Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Philipp Metelka, MD
CONTACT
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Christina Hafner, MD, PhD
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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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