Pleurostrain: Interest of Strain Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pneumothorax

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pneumothorax

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Strain ultrasound

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03907150

XBobbia/Pleurostrain

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of strain ultrasound can improve the lung ultrasound accuracy for the diagnosis of pneumothorax, particularly for inexperienced physicians.

Full description

Prospective multi-centre diagnostic study based on the post-interpretation of recorded ultrasound loops as part of standard patient management.

Enrollment

122 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age over 17 years old
Management in an investigative centre
Presenting a suspicion of pneumothorax
Having had a pulmonary ultrasound scan
Having had a CT scan within 2 hours after or before the pulmonary ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Persons not covered by a social security scheme
Persons deprived of their liberty
The patient is participating in another study
The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study
The patient is under the protection of justice, guardianship or curatorship
Patient refuses to participate
It is impossible to give informed information about
The patient does not read French fluently
Patient with any known pulmonary pathology pre-existing prior to the hospitalization episode
Patient with a lung condition other than pneumothorax on a scanner