Automated tool for guiding cardiac ultrasound imaging

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study examines echocardiography images from cardiac patients using a newly developed automated guidance tool. Participants will undergo a transthoracic echocardiography exam performed by a trained sonographer to capture the necessary images. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the guidance tool in improving the quality of ultrasound imaging in this patient population.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males and females, aged 18 years and older
2. Subject willing and able to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Emergency (non-elective) admission within 24 h prior to participating in the study
2. Female subjects who are pregnant (women of childbearing potential will provide a statement that they are not pregnant incorporated in the ICF
3. Unable to lie as required in all the classic positions for standard TTE exam: supine on back / left decubitus
4. Subjects who currently participate in a clinical trial, involving interventional cardiac devices.
5. Subjects who have prior Echo exam with description of Low/Poor quality exam in the echo report.
6. Subjects with BMI above 40.
7. Subjects experiencing a known or suspected acute cardiac event.
8. Subjects with severe chest wall deformity as per previous medical records and physical examination.
9. Subjects who have undergone pneumonectomy.
10. Subjects whose anatomy does not lend itself to yield diagnosable standard echocardiography clips (i.e., situs inversus with dextrocardia, single ventricle anatomy due to congenital heart disease, etc.).

Where it's running

• Wayne University
  Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Robert Ehrman, MD — Wayne University Emergency medicine
• Study coordinator: Robert Ehrman, MD
• Email: rehrman@med.wayne.edu
• Phone: 313-5771268

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.