New tool could help doctors predict recovery after pulmonary embolism

NCT ID NCT05568927

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a step-by-step method called SEARCH to better classify what happens to people long after a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs). Researchers looked at 150 adults to see if the method reliably identifies different outcomes, from full recovery to chronic conditions. The goal is to improve follow-up care and make it easier to use these outcomes in future research.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could give doctors a reliable, cost-effective way to identify different long-term outcomes after a pulmonary embolism, leading to better follow-up care.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study to validate a diagnostic algorithm, not a treatment trial. It is small (150 participants) and completed, so results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension pulmonary embolism

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital, Riverside

    Moreno Valley, California, 92555, United States

  • University of California, Davis

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, California, 92868, United States

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • University of California, Los Angeles - Harbor

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

  • University of California, San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92103, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco-Fresno

    Fresno, California, 93701, United States