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Point-of-care Ultrasonography in Norwegian General Practice

NCT04396925 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The scope of this study is to explore how general practitioners (GPs) use Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Norway. Thirty GPs will register information each time they use POCUS during a three-month period. Acquired information include the purpose of the scan, which organ is scanned, frequencies of POCUS and changes in diagnosis, plan, and treatment after the scan.

This is a strict observational study without any intervention.

Conditions

  • Point-of-care Ultrasound
  • General Practice
  • Family Medicine
  • Diagnostics

Interventions

OTHER

Point-of care Ultrasonography

GPs using POCUS and how it affects clinical judgement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aalborg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oslo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mette Brekke, Professor · University of Oslo, Department of General Practice

  • Hans-Christian Myklestul, M.D. · University of Oslo, Department of General Practice

  • Trygve Skonnord, PhD · University of Oslo, Department of General Practice

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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