Simple, Safe, Same: Lung Ultrasound for COVID-19

Summary

Growing evidences are showing the usefulness of lung ultrasound in patients with COVID-19. Sars-CoV-2 has now spread in almost every country in the world. In this study, the investigators share their experience and propose a standardized approach in order to optimize the use of lung ultrasound in covid-19 patients. The investigators focus on equipment, procedure, classification and data-sharing.

Conditions

• Coronavirus
• Epidemic Disease
• Pneumonia, Viral

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lung ultrasound

A proposal of a standardized approach in order to optimize the use of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 patients. We focus on equipment, procedure, classification and data-sharing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Valle del Serchio General Hospital, Lucca, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Università degli Studi di Trento

  collaborator OTHER

• Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Bresciamed, Brescia, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• 118 USL Nordovest Toscana, Lucca, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• General Hospital, Voghera, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lodi General Hospital, Lodi, Italy

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Riccardo Inchingolo, MD, PhD · Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy

• Andrea Smargiassi, MD, PhD · Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy

• Libertario Demi, PhD · Dept. of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Italy

• Gino Soldati, MD · Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Valle del Serchio Hospital, Lucca, Italy

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-04-08

Primary Completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2021-12-31

Countries

• Italy

Study Locations