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The Clinical Utility of Hands-Free Neck Doppler Ultrasound in Assessing Volume Status in Critically Ill Patients

The Clinical Utility of Hands-Free Neck Doppler Ultrasound in Assessing Volume Status in Critically Ill Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500113273
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-26
Start date
2024-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Shock

Interventions

Gold Standard:Pulse Indicator Continuous Cardiac Output (PiCCO)
Index test:Hands-free neck doppler ultrasound

Sponsors

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age greater than 18 years; 2. Admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU); 3. Presence of circulatory failure requiring Pulse Indicator Continuous Cardiac Output (PiCCO) monitoring; 4. Informed consent obtained from the patient or legally authorized representative

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to cooperate with the completion of a neck vessel ultrasound, such as in cases of altered mental status or agitation; 2. Presence of cervical trauma or prior cervical surgery, use of a cervical collar, short neck anatomy, or severe cervical kyphosis; 3. Moderate to severe carotid artery stenosis or carotid thromboembolic disease; 4. Bilateral internal jugular or subclavian venous catheter placement; 5. Cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation; 6. Echocardiographic evidence within the past month of significant mitral or tricuspid regurgitation, or right ventricular dysfunction (defined as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion 16 mmHg), intracranial hypertension, recent lower limb surgery or trauma; 8. Strong spontaneous respiratory drive leading to irregular Doppler flow patterns in the internal jugular vein.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Carotid Arterial Velocity Time Integral (cVTI);Jugular Venous Distension Index (JVI);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYan Miao

Peking University First Hospital

yanmiaoxy@126.com+86 182 0135 1792

Outcome results

None listed

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