ER ultrasound could help spot hidden heart trouble before symptoms start
NCT ID NCT06769880
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using a quick ultrasound in the emergency room can help people at risk for heart failure understand their condition and make healthier choices. One hundred adults aged 45 and older with high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity will receive either an educational talk alone or the talk plus a bedside ultrasound. Researchers will check if the ultrasound group improves their diet, exercise, and follow-up with a doctor after three months.
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 ultrasound and educational intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a quick ultrasound in the emergency room helps people at risk for heart failure make healthier choices and see a doctor sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (100 participants) that measures short-term behavior changes, not long-term health outcomes. The results may not apply to everyone.
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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 100 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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Sep 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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45 years and older
- 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: * Must be 45 years of age or older * Must have high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, or obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) Exclusion Criteria: * Symptoms of acute heart failure (difficulty breathing, leg swelling) * History of heart failure * Unable to tolerate an ultrasound examination * No access to a phone for follow up
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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