Health Trials

Cardiac point-of Care Ultrasound Training Pathway for Emergency Department Advanced Practice Providers

ConditionsCardiovascular Disease AcuteEmergency Department PatientHeart Failure AcutePulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis)Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)Cardiac TamponadePericardial EffusionDiagnostic ImagingMedical TrainingImplementation Science
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to assess emergency medicine physician and advanced practice provider (APP) knowledge and technical skill in performance of a point-of-care ultrasound simulation and just-in-time training pathway to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the ultrasound training program. By performing this study, we hope to create a standardized training model which could potentially facilitate point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) clinical performance and thereby improve patient care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

advanced practice providers (APPs) currently working in our ED, with additional APPs as they are hired (expected to be about 75 APPs total within the next 3 years due to expanding staffing needs and coverage models).

Disqualifiers

non-APPs such as physicians, nurses, or other clinical staff

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training and clinical pathway

Treatment groups

75 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Duke University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov