NCT07339007Enrolling by invitation
Observational Study to Validate a Family Physician Echocardiography Training Programme
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Observational Study on the Validation of Family Doctors' Training in Echocardiography The Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine (CAMFiC) developed a structured training program for Family Physicians in focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS). This study evaluates GP FoCUS performance against comprehensive echocardiography and assesses training competence. Developed between September 2023 and November 2025 (92 hours total, including 70 hours supervised practice), participants perform FoCUS on patients with suspected cardiac pathology. The study measures concordance between GP FoCUS and cardiologist echocardiography, and evaluates FoCUS integration into primary care pathways to enhance diagnostic capacity for common cardiac conditions.
- Status (registry)
- Enrolling by invitation
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 500 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 12 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària, Assoc. (CAMFiC)
- NCT number
- NCT07339007
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 500
- From 12 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 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
- Severe mental illness
- Significant cognitive impairment preventing informed consent.
Other
- Refusal to participate (no written informed consent)
Who the study is looking for
- Board-certified specialist in Family and Community Medicine.
- Member of the Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine (CAMFiC).
- Access at the workplace to an ultrasound device suitable for FoCUS.
- Willing and able to complete all training and study procedures. Exclusion criteria: Not meeting any inclusion criterion.
- Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Patients:
- The inclusion criteria for patients are:
- Age over 18 years old.
- Clinical indication for FoCUS/echocardiographic assessment in routine care.
- Attended at a site where a participating GP provides care.
- Able to provide written informed consent.
Criteria the registry did not label
- Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Professionals:
Age in the registry: 15 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària (CAMFiC) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Unknown status |
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