Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment.
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Acute Heart Failure (AHF)
Fluid Over-load
Congestion
Congestion, Venous
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 23 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Other
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About This Trial
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of two training approaches (in-person versus remote) for teaching medical residents to apply the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score for bedside volume assessment in patients with acute heart failure. Resident performance will be compared to that of expert physicians certified in abdominal and duplex sonography.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Medical residents in general internal medicine
* Basic ultrasound skills (POCUS component 1 or ≥200 scans)
* Working at study site during study period
Exclusion Criteria:
* SGUM certification in abdominal ultrasound
* Advanced duplex ultrasound experience
* Prior vascular/du…
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