New ultrasound technique could simplify heart monitoring in intensive care
NCT ID NCT07177391
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to measure cardiac output (how much blood the heart pumps) using ultrasound from under the ribs. It involves 50 adults in the ICU who already need an ultrasound. The goal is to see if this new method matches the standard one, potentially making heart monitoring easier and less invasive for critically ill patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ultrasound measurement technique
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simpler, less invasive way to measure heart function in critically ill patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The new method may not be as accurate as existing ones.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2025
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.
Who is studied
This is a prospective cohort including patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the Rouen University Hospital and requiring, upon admission or during their stay, the performance of a transthoracic echocardiography for diagnostic assessment and/or therapeutic monitoring.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adult patient (Age ≥ 18 years) * Patient admitted to the intensive care unit at Rouen University Hospital. * Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is required upon admission or during the patient's stay for diagnostic assessment and/or therapeutic monitoring. Exclusion Criteria: * Person deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision or person placed under judicial protection/guardianship or curatorship * Patient not affiliated with the social security system * Refusal by the patient or trusted person if the patient is incapable of expressing consent * Pregnant woman * Dying patient
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Rouen Hospital
RECRUITINGRouen, 76031, France