A clinical trial to compare the use of bedside ultrasound with routine care given to pregnant patients with sudden onset breathlessness in time to diagnosis and ICU stay.

Comparison of Point-of-Care Ultrasound guided management with Usual care on Time to Diagnosis and Intensive care stay among Obstetric patients with Acute dyspnea A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/082100

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-03-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O26- Maternal care for other conditionspredominantly related to pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention1: Point of Care Ultrasound: Any pregnant or postpartum patient presenting with acute onset breathlessness will be randomised to one of the arms of the study. In intervention arm, a bedsid

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Women in the antenatal or postnatal period presenting with acute onset dyspnea. 2.NewYork Heart Association (NYHA) functional Class II to IV

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Among pregnant and postpartum women presenting with acute dyspnea, to compare the time to diagnosis and length of intensive care stay, among those evaluated using POCUS, with usual care.Timepoint: Primary outcomes will be assessed when the patient is being discharged from the intensive care stay.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the leveld of NT-ProBNP in aiding diagnosis of heart failure among these patientsTimepoint: Nt ProBNP used in this study is a bedside test. Blood samples will be taken on admission to intensive care & the samples will be processed immediately.;To determine the agreement of diagnosis at evaluation with final diagnosis at dischargeTimepoint: At patient discharge or death;To assess he quality of the POCUS images & determine the agreement of ECHO interpretation between student investigator with expert co-investigatorTimepoint: Every 8 weeks	—

Measure

Time frame

To determine the leveld of NT-ProBNP in aiding diagnosis of heart failure among these patientsTimepoint: Nt ProBNP used in this study is a bedside test. Blood samples will be taken on admission to intensive care & the samples will be processed immediately.;To determine the agreement of diagnosis at evaluation with final diagnosis at dischargeTimepoint: At patient discharge or death;To assess he quality of the POCUS images & determine the agreement of ECHO interpretation between student investigator with expert co-investigatorTimepoint: Every 8 weeks

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKeerti Priya S B

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical and Educational Research

keepan_r@yahoo.com8903307141

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026