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Lung ultrasound for Shortness of Breath

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Barry Borlaug, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 months post-stress test.
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether lung ultrasound can detect the development of extravascular lung water, which may help explain shortness of breath during exercise.

Eligible Conditions
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Heart Failure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 months post-stress test.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 months post-stress test. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Correlation of the Number of Lung Ultrasound B-Lines With Intra-cardiac Filling Pressures
Secondary outcome measures
Correlation of the Number of Lung Ultrasound B-Lines Developed During Invasive Stress Testing With Clinical Outcomes.
Correlation of the Number of Lung Ultrasound B-Lines Developed During Invasive Stress Testing With Measurement of Extravascular Lung Water.
Correlation of the Number of Lung Ultrasound B-Lines With Ventilatory Mechanics.
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Subjects undergoing clinical invasive hemodynamic stress testExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects scheduled for standard-of-care, clinically indicated, invasive hemodynamic stress test will undergo lung ultrasound and assessment of extravascular lung water by pulmonary thermodilution technique.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Lung ultrasound
2021
N/A
~2160

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,205 Previous Clinical Trials
3,766,780 Total Patients Enrolled
Brandon Wiley, MDStudy DirectorMayo Clinic
Barry Borlaug, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic
9 Previous Clinical Trials
1,455 Total Patients Enrolled

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~1 spots leftby Apr 2025