Comparing in-person and remote training for residents using VExUS ultrasound scoring in heart failure
Compares two ways of teaching residents to judge fluid levels with ultrasound.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment.
Key facts
- Where
- Bern, SwitzerlandSee the site
Where in Switzerland
- InselspitalBern, SwitzerlandTaking people
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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Trial code
- NCT07541768
- Record updated
- 21 April 2026
- Original description
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of two training approaches (in-person versus remote) for teaching medical residents to apply the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score for bedside volume assessment in patients with acute heart failure. Resident performance will be compared to that of expert physicians certified in abdominal and duplex sonography.Read full original descriptionShow less
Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of two training approaches (in-person versus remote) for teaching medical residents to apply the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score for bedside volume assessment in patients with acute heart failure. Resident performance will be compared to that of expert physicians certified in abdominal and duplex sonography.
Inclusion: Medical residents in general internal medicine; Basic ultrasound skills (POCUS component 1 or ≥200 scans); Working at study site during study period.
Exclusion: Prior vascular/duplex training; SGUM certification in abdominal ultrasound; Advanced duplex ultrasound experience.