New ultrasound method may improve emergency bleeding control
NCT ID NCT04745585
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new ultrasound-guided method to press on the belly and slow blood flow to the leg, compared to the standard manual technique. Twenty healthy adults took part. The goal was to see which method works better for controlling severe bleeding. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Feb 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
healthy volunteers
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 to 40 years old Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years old, \>40 years old, BMI \<18 or \>25, History of abdominal surgery, history of vascular surgery, known aortic disease, known peripheral vascular disease, coronary disease, smoking, history of smoking, diabetes, dislipidemia, arterial hypertension, abdominal or inguinal hernia, eating in the last 4 hours before intervention, abdominal pain on the day of intervention, abdominal bloating on the day of intervention, pregnancy, impossibility to visualize the aorta with the ultrasound
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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