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Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment.

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Started2026-03-20
Est. completion2026-12-31
Eligibility
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07541768

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Healthy volunteers accepted
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/duplex training

Conditions5

Acute Heart Failure (AHF)CongestionCongestion, VenousFluid Over-loadHeart Disease

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