Clinical Trial: Auscultate Obese Patients Using Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Study EM-05-012530 Benefit of Auscultation With 3M™ Littmann® 3200 Electronic Stethoscope to Diagnose Murmurs and Heart Pathologies in Overweight and Obese Pati
Brief Summary: Auscultating Obese patients using the 3M Littmann Electronic Model 3200 Stethoscope is more effective in identifying referrable murmurs than using a traditional stethoscope.
Detailed Summary: Study will enroll subjects who have greater than 30 BMI ratings. Each subject will receive 4 auscultation examinations. Two auscultations will be done by a cardiologist using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. Two additional auscultations will be done by a 3rd year medical resident also using both an acoustic traditional stethoscope and an electronic stethoscope. All determinations will be compared to echocardiography results.
Sponsor: 3M
Current Primary Outcome: Most severe cardiac lesion identified by auscultation & echocardiography [ Time Frame: 0-4 days ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Secondary cardiac lesion identified by auscultation & echocardiography [ Time Frame: 0 - 4 days ]
- Other heart sounds identified by auscultation & echocardiography [ Time Frame: 0 - 4 days ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: 3M
Dates:
Date Received: August 13, 2012
Date Started: October 2012
Date Completion:
Last Updated: June 6, 2013
Last Verified: June 2013
