Diagnostic Accuracy of Femoral Vein Doppler as an Integrated Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Acute Heart Failure at the Emergency Department

Diagnostic Accuracy of Femoral Vein Doppler as an Integrated Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Acute Heart Failure at the Emergency Department : A prospective observational study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20260522002

Enrollment

226

Registered

2026-05-22

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Acute heart failure Acute heart failure Femoral vein Doppler Ultrasonography

Interventions

Acute heart failure group confirm diagnosis by final diagnosis at discharge summary in electronic EMR.,Patients suspected of acute heart failure but alternative diagnoses are confirmed by final diagno

Diagnostic,Diagnostic

AHF,non-AHF

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Admitted to the emergency department with acute dyspnea

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Unstable vital signs 2.Patients with severe dyspnea who are unable to provide informed consent 3.Requiring immediate endotracheal intubation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) upon arrival at the emergency department 4.Pregnant women 5.Presence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in either one or both legs 6.Presence of ascites

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acute heart failure diagnosis At the emergency department presentation Point-of-care ultrasound consisting of lung ultrasound, femoral vein Doppler, and focused echocardiography, combined with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Endotracheal intubation Within 24 hours Number of patients requiring intubation,All-cause mortality 28 days Number of deaths	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactThanakrit Chockpipattawee

Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Thanakrit.cho@chulahospital.org026494000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026