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Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pericardial Effusion
Septal Defect
Ventricular Dysfunction
Valvular Disease
Interventions
Device: Philips EPIQ 7 ultrasound machine
Device: Philips Lumify Broadband sector array transducer
Registration Number
NCT03887286
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

To compare the images from standard cardiac ultrasound with images from a small hand-held device; to find out more about the feasibility and accuracy of a small hand-held ultrasound device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
47
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients presenting to pediatric cardiology clinic at Holtz Children's hospital requiring comprehensive or limited transthoracic echocardiogram.
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent or assent.
  • In clinically stable condition as assessed by the principal investigator..
  • With adequate echocardiographic windows.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with poor echocardiographic windows.
  • Patients who refuse informed consent.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Prisoners.
  • Patients deemed unfit to participate in the clinical trial as assessed by the principal investigator.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
treatment groupPhilips EPIQ 7 ultrasound machineAll participants to receive standard transthoracic echocardiogram and hand held echocardiogram
treatment groupPhilips Lumify Broadband sector array transducerAll participants to receive standard transthoracic echocardiogram and hand held echocardiogram
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients Detected With Ventricular Dysfunction, Pericardial Effusion, Valvular Disorders, Septal Disorders, and Coronary Anomalies.Day 1

Comparison of diagnostic ability of portable hand-held cardiac ultrasound with standard transthoracic echocardiography

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jackson Memorial Hospital

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Miami, Florida, United States

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