Status:
UNKNOWN
Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) in Dyspnea Patients Presenting to the ED
Lead Sponsor:
Deep Breeze
Conditions:
Dyspnea
Eligibility:
All Genders
41+ years
Brief Summary
For the patient with acute dyspnea in the ED, early differentiation between CHF and non-CHF causes is essential for proper management. The capacity to triage patients quickly and accurately has a bene...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Able and willing to provide Informed Consent;
- \>40 years of age;
- Estimated Body Mass Index \>19;
- Patient presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of acute dyspnea.
Exclusion
- Patients with obvious trauma or acute anxiety as a cause of dyspnea;
- Patient has already received directed therapy in the ED and symptoms are remarkably improved;
- Physician concern regarding possible harm to patient caused by positioning or ambulating the patient for VRI testing;
- Intubated or mechanically ventilated;
- Acute hemodynamic or ventilator instability requiring immediate resuscitation;
- Body habitus or skin condition that might prevent the placement of the sound sensors on the back (e.g. severe scoliosis, kyphosis, chest wall deformation, skin lesion on the back or compression fracture);
- Hirsutism.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
530 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01206621
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
May 13 2011
Active Locations (8)
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1
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718
2
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
3
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10029
4
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10451