Recruiting

Ultrasound Training

Sponsor:

Duke University

Code:

NCT07159269

Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease Acute

Emergency Department Patient

Heart Failure Acute

Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis)

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

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

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Disease Acute

Emergency Department Patient

Heart Failure Acute

Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis)

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Study ID

NCT07159269

Start date

Nov 13, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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).

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Design

Enrollment

75 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Cohort

Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are nonphysicians essential to the emergency department workforce, especially in rural and community hospitals.

Interventions

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

Participants will complete a cardiac POCUS simulation session and a hands-on observed structured clinical skill exam (OSCE) post-training led by ultrasound-trained faculty. Then as part of standard clinical care, advanced practice providers (APPs) will perform POCUS while supervised by emergency medicine (EM) attending physicians. To assess program feasibility and acceptability, participants will complete a pre/post and 6-month post-survey and semi-structured interview, as well as a knowledge and technical skills assessment.

Primary outcome measure

  • Aim 1: Assess the feasibility of implementing a just-in-time cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) clinical training pathway for advanced practice providers (APPs) using the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. [ Time Frame: 1-2 years for each study site ]
  • Aim 1: Acceptability of the Intervention as measured by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) [ Time Frame: 1-2 years for each study site ]
  • Aim 1: Appropriateness of the Intervention as measured by the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) [ Time Frame: 1-2 years for each study site ]
  • Aim 1: Feasibility of the Intervention as measured by the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) survey tool [ Time Frame: 1-2 years for each study site ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Rebecca G Theophanous, MD, MHSc

919-681-0196rebecca.theophanous@duke.edu

Abha Singh

919-668-8700abha.singh@duke.edu

Locations

Duke University Health System

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

Contacts

Rebecca G Theophanous, MD, MHSc

919-681-0196rebecca.theophanous@duke.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Duke University

Last update posted

Jun 3, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • point of care ultrasound
  • focused cardiac ultrasound
  • advanced practice provider training
  • medical education
  • implementation science

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Duke University on 2026-06-03.