French Vascular Physicians
Conditions
Keywords
Vascular physicians, Peripheral artery disease, classification, doppler waveforms, Saint-Bonnet
Brief summary
The main objective is to evaluate the differences of terminology used when describing arterial doppler waveforms. To assess the impact of an educational process
Detailed description
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common pathology that affects more than 200 million people worldwide. The prevalence of this pathology is estimated in France at 11% in patients over 40 years old. The Doppler arterial waveforms analysis is an important element to assess the hemodynamic state of a patient and contributes to the diagnosis of the pathology. A number of classifications have been proposed but their use varies from one university to another. We hypothesize that there is a great heterogeneity in the description of the arterial Doppler flow analysis. In addition, a new classification (Saint-Bonnet) has recently been proposed and we will evaluate the effect of the use of this one. The main objective is to evaluate the differences of terminology used when describing arterial Doppler waveforms. The secondary objectives are: to understand the variations observed and expected (initial, continuous training, place of exercise ...) and to study the effect of a new classification on the heterogeneity of responses.
Interventions
OTHERDoppler arterial waveforms analysis
terminology used when describing arterial Doppler waveforms
Sponsors
French Society of Vascular Medicine
Rennes University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Vascular physicians enrolled in the mailing list of French society of vascular medicine
Exclusion criteria
* No
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Differences of terminology | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Number of different terminologies used by the vascular physicians to describe the arterial flows |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of a new classification on the heterogeneity of terminology used | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Comparison of the number of terminology used without classification and the number of terminology used with a classification (Saint-Bonnet) |
| Variations of description of the arterial Doppler waveforms | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Significant difference in terms of heterogeneity by region or place of formation |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed