Checking how well family doctors perform heart ultrasound after special training
Compares family doctors' focused heart ultrasound with cardiologists' full heart scans in patients.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Observational Study to Validate a Family Physician Echocardiography Training Programme
Key facts
- Where
- Barcelona, SpainSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for family doctors who completed a heart ultrasound training programme, and for adult patients who need a heart ultrasound in routine care.
- Age
- Patients: over 18 years old. Family doctors: no age limit is stated.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Patients need a clinical reason for a heart ultrasound (FoCUS or echocardiography) in routine care. The conditions listed are heart failure, valve disease, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and cardiomyopathies.
- Earlier treatment
- Family doctors must be board-certified specialists in Family and Community Medicine and members of CAMFiC. They must complete the training and study procedures.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Patients who do not give written informed consent
- Patients with severe mental illness
- Patients with significant cognitive impairment that prevents informed consent
- Doctors who do not meet every inclusion criterion
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in Spain
- Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària (CAMFiC)Barcelona, SpainNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària, Assoc. (CAMFiC)
- Trial code
- NCT07339007
- Record updated
- 14 January 2026
- Original description
Observational Study on the Validation of Family Doctors' Training in EchocardiographyRead full original descriptionShow less
Observational Study to Validate a Family Physician Echocardiography Training Programme
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: Severe mental illness; Significant cognitive impairment preventing informed consent; Refusal to participate (no written informed consent).
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Professionals:.