Fibroscan use to help diagnose acute heart failure in the emergency department

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

In this intervention study, researchers assess the use of FibroScan to measure liver stiffness as a potential marker of venous congestion in patients with suspected acute heart failure presenting to the emergency department. The goal is to see if liver stiffness measurements can provide rapid bedside information to aid diagnosis when traditional tests may be delayed or limited. Eligible adults with acute dyspnea and no clear alternative cause can undergo FibroScan as part of their ED assessment. The trial is sponsored by AP-HP with collaboration from Echosens and is conducted at the Paris Pitié-Salpêtrière ED.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients ≥18 years
2. ED patients presenting with acute dyspnea and absence of any other obvious cause of dyspnea (for example pneumothorax, acute pneumonia, acute coronary syndrome, Covid) …
3. Social security affiliation (except AME)
4. Informed consent signed

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known chronic liver disease, defined by a Prothrombic time of \< 50%, or any former diagnosis of liver fibrosis.
2. No skin wounds in the abdominal area on which the Fibroscan® will be used
3. History of liver transplantation
4. eGFR \<30 mL/min
5. Patient under legal protection measure (tutorship or curatorship) and patient deprived of freedom
6. Pregnancy and breastfeeding
7. Participation in another interventional trial

Where it's running

• Name: Emergency Department Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP
  Paris, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Amélie VROMANT, Medical Doctor — Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Study coordinator: Amélie VROMANT, Medical Doctor
• Email: amelie.vromant@aphp.fr
• Phone: +33617253512

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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.