DVT Evaluation Using POCUS for Diagnosis and Treatment

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT07400510

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center50 enrolled

Overview

This study will include approximately 50 patients who will be enrolled if there is suspicion of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Each patient will receive a point-of-care ultrasound performed by physicians in an outpatient clinic. All patients will receive a subsequent confirmatory gold standard venous duplex ultrasonography. The investigators will compare time to diagnosis and treatment initiation and evaluate short-term clinical outcomes, including pulmonary embolism, hospitalization, ICU care, and mortality.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Deep Venous Thromboses

Interventions

STAT Venous DuplexDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

STAT Venous Duplex

Routine Venous DuplexDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Routine Venous Duplex

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Penn State health patient * 18 years and older * English speaking * Presentation at clinical office with symptoms of a DVT Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Less than 18 years old * Non-English speaking * Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis

Locations (1)

Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Subjects Who Have Identical POCUS Result to Venous Duplex Result

Number of subjects whose ultrasound results using POCUS and subsequent confirmatory gold standard venous duplex ultrasound are identical, whether positive or negative for DVT.

Time frame: 1 week

Secondary Outcomes

Rate of Pulmonary Embolism

Rate of morbidity will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex. Rate of morbidity will be identified through emergency room visits related to the DVT and hospitalizations related to the DVT.

Time frame: 3 months

Rate of Stroke

Time frame: 3 months

Rate of Myocardial Infarction

Time frame: 3 months

Number of Subjects who Died

Number of subjects who died will be monitored for 3 months following the diagnosis of DVT by confirmatory venous duplex.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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