Effect of a Focused Point-of-care Ultrasonography Screening Protocol in Hospitalized Patients

Point-of-care Ultrasonography(POCUS)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07656428

Enrollment

9000

Registered

2026-06-18

Start date

2025-04-05

Completion date

2035-04-05

Last updated

2026-06-18

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Conditions

Edema, Edema, Pulmonary, Establish a Real-time Focused Ultrasound Examination Protocol for Routine Assessment of Hospitalized Patients, Heart Failure, Congestive, Liver Cirrhosis, Renal Failure Acute Chronic, Sepsis

Keywords

POCUS, heart failure, renal failure, liver cirrhosis, dyspnea, edema, sepsis

Brief summary

This research project aims to establish a real-time focused ultrasound examination protocol for routine assessment of hospitalized patients, including evaluations of the inferior vena cava (IVC), pericardial effusion, hydronephrosis, and ascites.

Detailed description

The primary objective is to investigate the clinical benefits of implementing a real-time focused ultrasound protocol for inpatients. These benefits include improved diagnostic accuracy, enhanced examination safety, better treatment outcomes, reduced length of hospital stay, and a comparison of hospitalization duration, ultimately leading to lower healthcare costs and reduced pressure on hospital resources. Through this study, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of the clinical value of this technology and provide a valuable assessment tool to improve the care and management of hospitalized patients.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Hospitalized Patients Admitted to the Integrated Medicine Ward

Exclusion criteria

* pregnant woman

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mean Length of Hospital Stay in Days	From admission to discharge during the index hospitalization, up to 90 days	Length of hospital stay will be measured as the number of days from hospital admission to hospital discharge during the index hospitalization. The mean length of stay will be compared between patients with documented point-of-care ultrasound assessment and patients without documented point-of-care ultrasound assessment.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results