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This is an interventional multi-centre study comparing two groups of general practitioners with or without an ultrasound scanner over a period of 6 months. The evaluation focuses on the management of patients for 8 pathologies:
The secondary hypotheses are:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group with ultrasound | Experimental | The first group consists of nine general practitioners having received a brief training on the use of ultrasound scanners in general practice. The general practitioner includes all adult patients who are consulting for one of the 8 medical conditions studied and perform an ultrasound scan. Two weeks later, he/she calls each patient to collect the necessary data. |
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| Group without ultrasound | No Intervention | The second group consists of nine general practitioners. Each physician includes all adult patients who are consulting for one of the 8 medical conditions studied and performs a standard consultation. Two weeks later, he/she calls each patient to collect the necessary data. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | Diagnostic Test | The group uses an ultrasound device for the consultation. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of complementary exams | Two weeks after the initial consultation, with or without ultrasound scanners, the general practitioners call their patients to know:
| Two weeks after inclusion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalisations, specialist orientation or return home | Two weeks after the initial consultation, with or without ultrasound scanners, the general practitioners call their patients to know if within the past two weeks, they have been hospitalised, required emergency care, needed to consult a specialist, or returned back home | Two weeks after inclusion |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Francis PELLET, MD | Maison de sante pluridisciplinaire Leopold Ollier Les Vans | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison de santé pluridisciplinaire Léopold Ollier | Les Vans | 07140 | France |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Dasse-Hartaut J, Couture S. Pragmatic evaluation of handheld point-of-care ultrasound in general practice. MD thesis. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1; 2021. Thesis supervisor: Dr Francis Pellet. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D010996 | Pleural Effusion |
| D056844 | Renal Colic |
| D002764 | Cholecystitis |
| D003560 | Cysts |
| D011271 | Pregnancy, Ectopic |
| D000022 | Abortion, Spontaneous |
| D010689 | Phlebitis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014463 | Ultrasonography |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| Cost of care | After knowing the patient orientation and the complementary exams they had, an estimation of the cost of care is made. | Four weeks after inclusion in the study |
| Anxiety score measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) scale | Two weeks after the initial consultation, with or without ultrasound scanners, the general practitioners call their patients to know the result of the anxiety test they took the day of the first consultation. | Two weeks after inclusion in the study |
| Consultation duration | The day of the first consultation, the general practitioner writes the time spent | Two weeks after inclusion in the study |
| D010995 |
| Pleural Diseases |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D005705 | Gallbladder Diseases |
| D001660 | Biliary Tract Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D016491 | Peripheral Vascular Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014657 | Vasculitis |