Observational Study to Validate a Family Physician Echocardiography Training Programme

Observational Study on the Validation of Family Doctors' Training in Echocardiography The Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine (CAMFiC) developed a structured training program for Family Physicians in focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS). This study evaluates GP FoCUS performance against comprehensive echocardiography and assesses training competence. Developed between September 2023 and November 2025 (92 hours total, including 70 hours supervised practice), participants perform FoCUS on patients with suspected cardiac pathology. The study measures concordance between GP FoCUS and cardiologist echocardiography, and evaluates FoCUS integration into primary care pathways to enhance diagnostic capacity for common cardiac conditions.

NCT Number	NCT07339007
Lead Sponsor	Societat Catalana de Medicina Familiar i Comunitària, Assoc. (CAMFiC) Collaborators: University of Barcelona, Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Conditions	Heart Failure, Valvular Heart Diseases, Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Arterial Hypertension, Cardiomyopathies
Enrollment	500 participants
Start Date	2023-09-12
Primary Completion	2026-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-01-14