Trial Outcomes & Findings for Effect of Emergency Department Bedside Compression Ultrasonography on Door-to-Disposition Time in Patients Suspicious for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis (NCT NCT05682040)

Results Overview

Completion time in minutes for point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department followed by formal lower extremity (LE) doppler in radiology department prior to patient disposition from emergency department.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

65 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Emergency Department admission to Disposition from Emergency Department

Results posted on

2026-07-30

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Active Point of Care Ultrasound (Bedside Compression Ultrasonography) in Emergency Department followed by Formal Lower Extremity Doppler in Radiology
Overall Study STARTED	65
Overall Study COMPLETED	56
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	9

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure	Active Point of Care Ultrasound (Bedside Compression Ultrasonography) in Emergency Department followed by Formal Lower Extremity Doppler in Radiology
Overall Study excluded	9

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Active n=56 Participants Point of Care Ultrasound (Bedside Compression Ultrasonography) in Emergency Department followed by Formal Lower Extremity Doppler in Radiology
Age, Continuous	59 years n=56 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	34 Participants n=56 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	22 Participants n=56 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	56 Participants n=56 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Emergency Department admission to Disposition from Emergency Department

Completion time in minutes for point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department followed by formal lower extremity (LE) doppler in radiology department prior to patient disposition from emergency department.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Active n=56 Participants The time in minutes for completion of Point of Care Ultrasound (Bedside Compression Ultrasonography) followed by time in minutes of Formal Lower Extremity Doppler until disposition from Emergency Department.
Time to Completion of Point of Care Ultrasound in Emergency Room and Lower Extremity Doppler Prior to Disposition Completion Bedside US	7 minutes Interval 2.0 to 20.0
Time to Completion of Point of Care Ultrasound in Emergency Room and Lower Extremity Doppler Prior to Disposition Completion formal US	41 minutes Interval 16.0 to 255.0
Time to Completion of Point of Care Ultrasound in Emergency Room and Lower Extremity Doppler Prior to Disposition Disposition	241 minutes Interval 50.0 to 385.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Upon completion of POCUS and formal lower extremity doppler until disposition from Emergency Department

The accuracy of POCUS vs formal doppler in making the diagnosis of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in the number of participants who completed the study.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Active n=56 Participants The time in minutes for completion of Point of Care Ultrasound (Bedside Compression Ultrasonography) followed by time in minutes of Formal Lower Extremity Doppler until disposition from Emergency Department.
Accuracy of POCUS vs Formal Lower Extremity Doppler True Positive (beside & formal positive)	2 Participants
Accuracy of POCUS vs Formal Lower Extremity Doppler False Positive (Bedside positive/ negative)	4 Participants
Accuracy of POCUS vs Formal Lower Extremity Doppler False Negative (Bedside negative/Formal +)	4 Participants
Accuracy of POCUS vs Formal Lower Extremity Doppler True Negative (Bedside negative/ Formal Negative)	46 Participants

Adverse Events

Completed

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Christopher Nedzlek

HenryFordHS

Phone: 17342236996

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place