Far Forward Battlefield Telemedicine: Evaluation of Handheld Ultrasound - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	The Cleveland Clinic Department of Defense
Information provided by:	The Cleveland Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00615979

Purpose

The goal of this study is to improve survival of battlefield trauma through ultrasound telemedicine and remotely guided therapeutics.

Condition
Thoracic Injuries

MedlinePlus related topics: Injuries Ultrasound Wounds

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cross-Sectional
Official Title:	Far Forward Battlefield Telemedicine:Ultrasound Guidance System (UGS)

Further study details as provided by The Cleveland Clinic:

Primary Outcome Measures:

develop a system of natural synergy in the delivery of battlefield medicine, and ultimately reduce mortality from battlefield trauma [ Time Frame: 1 year after study completion ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	120
Study Start Date:	March 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

Specific aims to meet to improve the survival of battlefield trauma are 1)validation of portable ultrasound for diagnosis of various medical and surgical emergencies, ie cardiac tamponade, intraabdominal hemorrhage, 2)Extension of our expertise in digital echocardiography and local telemedicine to support other centers in such procedures as TEE 3)development of wireless telemedicine systems for rapid relay of ultrasonic images from portable ultrasound system to a remote review station. 4)development of a precision guide for diagnostic and therapeutic percutaneous procedures using ultrasound guidance 5)combining wireless telemetry with the guided percutaneous access tool to permit remotely guided emergency procedures 6)augmenting this work(2D/echo) with 3D/echo.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

echocardiogram clinical schedule

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

18-80 yrs old
Scheduled for clinical echocardiogram

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00615979

Sponsors and Collaborators

The Cleveland Clinic

Department of Defense

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

James Thomas, MD

The Cleveland Clinic

More Information

Responsible Party:	Cleveland Clinic Foundation ( James Thomas, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	DOD-5279, DAMD17-02-2-0040
Study First Received:	December 26, 2007
Last Updated:	February 13, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00615979
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by The Cleveland Clinic:

trauma
portable ultrasound
telemedicine
Department of Defense

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Thoracic Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009