Quick ultrasound may spot High-Risk PE patients in the ER
NCT ID NCT05050617
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a simple bedside heart ultrasound can help predict which emergency patients with a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) are likely to have serious complications within the next few days. Researchers will perform the ultrasound on 250 patients at the time of diagnosis and track their outcomes for up to 14 days. The goal is to see if signs of right heart strain on the ultrasound can identify high-risk patients better than current methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- point-of-care echocardiography (bedside heart ultrasound)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could give doctors a quick, reliable way to identify which pulmonary embolism patients are at highest risk of complications, helping them make faster treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve outcomes. The ultrasound findings may not prove accurate enough to change clinical practice, and the results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wellspan York Hospital
RECRUITINGYork, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
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