Comparing Cardiac Output Measurements in Critically Ill Children Using USCOM and Transthoracic ECHO
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01460329 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 26, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 6, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Critical Illness Pediatrics | Device: Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM). |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 22 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Comparing Cardiac Output Measurements in Critically Ill Children Using Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor and Transthoracic Echocardiography. |
Study Start Date : | October 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2012 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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USCOM Cardiac index |
Device: Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM).
This device is FDA approved and based on the principles of ECHO using continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound to measure cardiac output.
Other Name: USCOM |
- Cardiac Index [ Time Frame: measured at the time of study ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 17 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any UNC PICU patient <18 yrs requiring a transthoracic ECHO (TTE) as standard of care.
- Gestational age >36 weeks
- Wt > 2 kg
- Written informed parental permission
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any patient with known unrepaired intracardiac shunt lesion (ASD,PDA,VSD)
- any post operative patient with delayed closure of chest
- parental refusal to participate

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01460329
United States, North Carolina | |
UNC Children's Hospital | |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27614 |
Principal Investigator: | Nina J Verdino, MD | East Carolina University | |
Study Chair: | Keith C Kocis, MD | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Responsible Party: | Nina Verdino, MD, Principal Investigator, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01460329 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11-1178 |
First Posted: | October 26, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 6, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
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Critical Illness Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |