NCT06965712Completed
Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Heart Failure ( POCUSHF )
Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to Guide Fluid Management and Reduce Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will evaluate whether using bedside ultrasound (also called Point-of-Care Ultrasound or POCUS) can help improve the care of hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure. Patients will be randomly assigned to two groups: one group will receive ultrasound-guided assessments, and the other group will receive standard clinical evaluations. Researchers will compare the hospital length of stay between the two groups. Ultrasound is a non-invasive, safe, and painless imaging tool. The goal of the study is to find out if ultrasound guidance can lead to shorter hospitalizations and better care for patients with heart failure.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 66 (actual)
- First submitted
- 30 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Primary completion date
- 10 Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Florida International University
- Diseases
- Heart failure
- NCT number
- NCT06965712
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 66
- From 24 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 10 Jul 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Terminal illness with life expectancy \< 30 days.
Age
- Age under 18 years.
Other
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Inability to obtain ultrasound images due to body habitus or other technical reasons.
- Enrollment in another interventional clinical trial that could interfere with the outcomes of this study.
Who the study is looking for
- Adults aged 18 years and older.
- Hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of decompensated heart failure (left, right, or biventricular).
- Evidence of volume overload or congestion based on Framingham criteria, clinical examination, elevated proBNP (\>1000 pg/mL), or chest X-ray showing pulmonary edema.
- Ability to undergo bedside ultrasound evaluation (POCUS) as clinically feasible.
- Able to provide informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
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