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Evaluating the Use of Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in EMS: A Multicenter Pilot Study

NCT07549334 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2026-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this prospective nonrandomized study is to determine if prehospital lung ultrasound findings result in a change in patient management. This study will look at how lung ultrasound exam improves diagnosis of respiratory distress in patients being treated by Emergency Medical Services, such as patients with heart failure. Additional questions include:

* How well can paramedics obtain and interpret ultrasound images?
* How does ultrasound use change treatment received by patients?
* How does ultrasound use impact patient outcomes? Participants will receive a lung ultrasound exam, but otherwise receive standard evaluation and care. Patients who receive ultrasound will be compared to those who did not receive ultrasound for logistical reasons and patients from before the use of ultrasound. Ultrasound will not be withheld from any patient for the purposes of the study.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Congestive Heart Failure(CHF)

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Pulmonary ultrasound

Ultrasound of up to six lung zones (1, 2, and 4) will be obtained. Paramedics will assess for the presence of B lines.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cooper University Health Care

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hackensack Meridian Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danielle Levine, MD · Christiana Care Health Services

  • Stephen Carroll, DO, MEd · Christiana Care Health Services

  • Tung-Lin Yuan, DO · Rutgers University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-31
Primary Completion
2028-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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