Heart ultrasound may detect hidden bleeding
NCT ID NCT07207629
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses ultrasound to measure heart changes in 66 healthy blood donors before and after giving blood. The goal is to see if a simple, non-invasive test can detect mild blood loss. If it works, it could help doctors spot internal bleeding early in trauma patients.
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 lead to a non-invasive way to detect early blood loss in trauma patients using ultrasound.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study in healthy volunteers, not trauma patients. Results may not apply to real-world bleeding situations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- 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: Healthy adult volunteers eligible for blood donation according to French Blood Establishment (EFS) standards. Age between 18 and 40 years. Participants who have provided written, informed consent. Affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security system. Exclusion Criteria: Obesity (BMI \> 30 kg/m²) or underweight (BMI \< 18 kg/m²). Body weight over 96 kg. History of valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, or congestive heart failure. Known allergy to ultrasound gel. Current medications that could affect hemodynamic response to blood loss (e.g., antihypertensives, antiepileptics, NSAIDs). Participation in other human research studies defined as Category 1. Subjects under legal protection, including guardianship or curatorship. Pregnant, lactating, or breastfeeding women. Conditions that contraindicate blood donation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Occitanie, 30900, France
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