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Validation of the assessment tool for point of care ultrasound examinations

Validation of the assessment tool for point of care ultrasound examinations - VALPOCUS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033830
Enrollment
70
Registered
2024-03-07
Start date
2024-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

T07 I50 J44 R57 J18 R96

Interventions

Group 1: The study participants perform a POCUS examination (always identical). This is always performed on one of two named test subjects. The study is then evaluated using the evaluation form create

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Protocols of ultrasound examinations of students from the fifth semester, i.e. the first clinical semester, are included - with prior consent. Protocols of ultrasound examinations by doctors from the anesthesia, intensive care, pain and emergency medicine clinics with every level of training and with prior consent are included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Ultrasound examination protocols of participants for whom the assessment form was not completely filled out will be excluded. Protocols from examinations in which technical problems occurred during video recordings will also be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-Quotient/correlation of the score from the evaluation form and the score from the expert assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-Inter-rater reliability of the raters of the evaluation form -Interrater reliability of expert assessment

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Hüppe

Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie

tobias.hueppe@uks.eu+49 68 41 16 22 485

Outcome results

None listed

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