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Point of Care Ultrasound Use by General Practitioners in France (Echo-MG)
trial in Point of Care Ultrasound in 655 participants. Completed in 15 July 2024.
| Lead sponsor | Sorbonne University |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 655 |
| Start date | 15 January 2023 |
| Primary completion | 15 July 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 15 July 2024 |
| Sites | 17 locations across France |
Sorbonne University
Eligibility, any sex, with Point of Care Ultrasound. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
GPs will register their diagnoses before and after the use of POCUS and a change in diagnosis will be described * one main diagnostic hypothesis * other diagnostic hypotheses After the use of POCUS, the GPs are asked if these diagnoses have changed and specify.
| Group | Value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Examination of Patients With Ultrasound | 397 |
The GPs are asked to register any change in their confidence in the diagnostic hypothesis after the use of POCUS by choosing one of the following variables on an ordinal scale: increased confidence, more confident, unchanged confidence, less confident, reduced confidence
| Group | Value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Examination of Patients With Ultrasound | 552 |
Before using POC-US: * acute admission to hospital * subacute referral to hospital * normal referral to hospital * subacute referral to specialist * normal referral to specialist * referral for radiology * other referral (e.g. to physiotherapist, etc) * follow-up in the clinic * no plan for follow-up * other After using POC-US the GP is shown the "before POC-US plan for the patient" and asked if this plan has changed. If the plan has changed, the GP is asked to specify.
| Group | Value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Examination of Patients With Ultrasound | 363 |
The GPs register their planned treatment before POCUS by choosing one or more of the following categorical variables: * medical treatment * non-medical treatment * no treatment * other After using POCUS, the GP is shown the "before POC-US planned treatment for the patient" and asked if this planned treatment has changed. If the planned treatment has changed, the GP is asked to specify.
| Group | Value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Examination of Patients With Ultrasound | 215 |
This study explores how Point of Care Ultrasound (POC-US) is used in general practice in France and how it affects the diagnostic process and treatment of patients. General practitioners (GPs) will register information each time they use POC-US during a one month period. The aim of this study is to describe the use of POCUS and its role in the diagnostic and therapeutic process in general medicine. * Description of the use of POCUS through indication, organs scanned, findings, frequency , time consumption. * Analysis of the role of POCUS in the diagnostic process: change of diagnostic hypotheses and change of certainty in the main diagnostic hypothesis. * Analysis of the role of POCUS in the therapeutic process: change in the care pathway and the therapeutic initial plan. This is an observational study without any intervention.
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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