Tests lung ultrasound by paramedics for breathing trouble in heart failure
Tests lung ultrasound by paramedics in adults with heart failure or fluid in the lungs.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Evaluating the Use of Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in EMS: A Multicenter Pilot Study
Key facts
- Where
- Newark, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Where in United States
- Christiana Care/New Castle County EMSNewark, United StatesNo longer taking part
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/University HospitalNewark, United StatesNo 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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Trial code
- NCT07549334
- Record updated
- 13 July 2026
- Original description
The goal of this prospective nonrandomized study is to determine if prehospital lung ultrasound findings result in a change in patient management. This study will look at how lung ultrasound exam improves diagnosis of respiratory distress in patients being treated by Emergency Medical Services, such as patients with heart failure. Additional questions include:Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluating the Use of Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in EMS: A Multicenter Pilot Study
The goal of this prospective nonrandomized study is to determine if prehospital lung ultrasound findings result in a change in patient management. This study will look at how lung ultrasound exam improves diagnosis of respiratory distress in patients being treated by Emergency Medical Services, such as patients with heart failure. Additional questions include:
* How well can paramedics obtain and interpret ultrasound images? * How does ultrasound use change treatment received by patients? * How does ultrasound use impact patient outcomes? Participants will receive a lung ultrasound exam, but otherwise receive standard evaluation and care. Patients who receive ultrasound will be compared to those who did not receive ultrasound for logistical reasons and patients from before the use of ultrasound. Ultrasound will not be withheld from any patient for the purposes of the study.
Inclusion: Patient treated by Emergency Medical Services; Complaint of dyspnea; At least one of the following:; Oxygen saturation <94% on room air; Abnormal lung sounds; Increased work of breathing; Pedal edema; Orthopnea.
Exclusion: Cardiac arrest at any point prehospitally; Pediatric patients (<18); Traumatic etiology; No ultrasound-trained paramedic involved in patient's care.