Evaluating the Use of Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in EMS: A Multicenter Pilot Study
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Conditions studied: Congestive Heart Failure(CHF), Pulmonary Edema
In brief
The goal of this prospective nonrandomized study is to determine if prehospital lung ultrasound findings result in a change in patient management. This study will look at how lung ultrasound exam improves diagnosis of respiratory distress in patients being treated by Emergency Medical Services, such as patients with heart failure. Additional questions include: * How well can paramedics obtain and interpret ultrasound images? * How does ultrasound use change treatment received by patients? * How does ultrasound use impact patient outcomes? Participants will receive a lung ultrasound exam, but otherwise receive standard evaluation and care. Patients who receive ultrasound will be compared to those who did not receive ultrasound for logistical reasons and patients from before the use of ultrasound. Ultrasound will not be withheld from any patient for the purposes of the study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07549334
- Run by
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- People needed
- 1000
- Starts
- 2026-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patient treated by Emergency Medical Services
- Complaint of dyspnea
- At least one of the following:
- Oxygen saturation <94% on room air
- Abnormal lung sounds
- Increased work of breathing
- Pedal edema
- Orthopnea
You may not qualify if…
- Pediatric patients (<18)
- Traumatic etiology
- Cardiac arrest at any point prehospitally
- No ultrasound-trained paramedic involved in patient's care
Where it is running
- Christiana Care/New Castle County EMS — Newark, Delaware, United States
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/University Hospital — Newark, New Jersey, United States
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