Effect of a Focused Point-of-care Ultrasonography Screening Protocol in Hospitalized Patients

This research project aims to establish a real-time focused ultrasound examination protocol for routine assessment of hospitalized patients, including evaluations of the inferior vena cava (IVC), pericardial effusion, hydronephrosis, and ascites.

NCT Number	NCT07656428
Lead Sponsor	National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions	Heart Failure, Congestive, Renal Failure Acute Chronic, Liver Cirrhosis, Sepsis, Edema, Pulmonary, Establish a Real-time Focused Ultrasound Examination Protocol for Routine Assessment of Hospitalized Patients, Edema
Enrollment	9,000 participants
Start Date	2025-04-05
Primary Completion	2026-04-17 (estimated)
Study Completion	2035-04-05 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-18