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Can a quick ultrasound training help ER staff spot heart problems faster?

NCT ID NCT07159269

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests a training program that teaches advanced practice providers (like nurse practitioners and physician assistants) in the emergency department how to use a portable ultrasound to check the heart. About 75 providers will take a simulation course, then use the ultrasound on real patients under supervision. Researchers want to see if the training is practical and well-received, with the goal of creating a standard way to teach this skill and potentially improve care for patients with heart issues.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training program
What this could lead to
If successful, this could create a standardized training model that helps emergency staff use ultrasound more effectively, potentially improving diagnosis and care for heart conditions.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage feasibility study with only 75 participants at one hospital. It focuses on training acceptance and skill, not on direct patient outcomes, so results may not apply broadly.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 75 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Jun 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * advanced practice providers (APPs) currently working in our ED, with additional APPs as they are hired (expected to be about 75 APPs total within the next 3 years due to expanding staffing needs and coverage models). Exclusion Criteria: * non-APPs such as physicians, nurses, or other clinical staff

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiac tamponade cardiovascular disorder disease heart failure pericardial effusion pulmonary embolism

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Cardiac tamponade Cardiovascular disease acute Diagnostic imaging Emergency department patient Heart failure, acute Implementation science Medical training Pericardial effusion Point of care ultrasound (pocus) Pulmonary embolism (diagnosis)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University Health System

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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