Conventional Ultrasound Versus Remote Ultraportable ulTrasound in the Context of Viral Hepatitis (RUTH)

Naik Vietti Violi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Teleradiology; Hepatitis

Treatments: Device: CUS conventional ultrasound; Device: TUP ultraportable US with teleradiology capacities

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06571981

BASEC 2024-D0048

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of abdominal US exam in patients with viral hepatitis between ultraportable US with teleradiology capacities (TUP) versus conventional ultrasound (CUS)

Full description

Primary Objective The investigation seeks primarily to determine the performance of abdominal US examinations realized with TUP and CUS based on defined imaging criteria Secondary Objectives Evaluate satisfaction and comfort and reproducibility of use of the ultraportable US

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Informed Consent signed by the subject
• All adult patients with viral hepatitis for which an ultrasound is planned

Exclusion criteria

• Known or suspected non-compliance
• Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant,
• Previous enrollment into the current study

Trial design

102 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with viral hepatitis

Description:

Every outpatient referred to the radiology department by a prescriber for abdominal US in the context of viral hepatitis

Treatment:

Device: TUP ultraportable US with teleradiology capacities

Device: CUS conventional ultrasound