Can a remote expert guide ultrasound to spot internal bleeding?
NCT ID NCT06594562
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a remote expert can guide a bedside ultrasound to detect free fluid (like blood or ascites) in patients who just had liver surgery. Forty participants will receive a telementored eFAST exam, and its accuracy will be compared to standard CT scans and expert exams. The goal is to see if this approach is reliable enough for routine use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telementored eFAST (ultrasound guided by a remote expert)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, more accessible way to detect internal bleeding or fluid buildup after liver surgery, potentially improving patient monitoring.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The remote guidance may not match the accuracy of an in-person expert.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 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: Patients who have undergone laparoscopic liver surgery at the Oslo university hospital and are within 72 post-surgery Exclusion Criteria: Allergy to ultrasound gel. Patients colonized with ESBL, MRSA and VRE will be excluded due to infection control. Significant postoperative pain that can exacerbated by probe pressure.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oslo university hospital, Rikshospitalet
RECRUITINGOslo, Oslo, 0372, Norway
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