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Performance of the Echopen Probe in Its Clinical Use for Pregnancy Follow-up in Senegal
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating echOpen O1 Handheld Ultrasound device for Pregnancy Related. Completed, enrolled 224 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Pregnancy follow-up in a country with limited resources in decentralized areas usually consists of a clinical examination exclusively because of a lack of access to additional examination equipment and qualified personnel to use them. However, the pregnancy follow-up relies in part on the visual investigation by ultrasound scanners that estimate the risks of morbi-mortality for the mother and child during and after pregnancy. The WHO recommendations support at least one ultrasound before 24 weeks of amenorrhea. Thus, at the same time as a usual clinical examination, the possibility of visually assessing certain relevant criteria would help to increase the effectiveness of follow-up visits without complicating the care journey. A simple ultra-portable device would be an opportunity for caregivers to facilitate the detection of complications and thus offer a more adapted follow-up and orientation. This would allow, in contexts where resources are limited, to improve monitoring and limit the risks of complications due to inappropriate management.
Study Details
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Interventions
The performance of the Handheld ultrasound device (echOpen O1 device) will be assessed during these visits for all evaluation criteria. * One examination with the US machine by the midwife focused on 4 targets ; * One examination with a classic US machine by the same midwife (comparator) including the search for the four targets ; * One examination with the US machine by a second operator ; Review of the images obtained by the US machine by the referring radiologist at a separate point of time. The mode of delivery and the vital status of the mother and newborn will also be collected. Operator A will start by using either the echOpen O1 device or the US machine (random order, via sealed envelopes) and will then perform the other type of examination. Another operator (Operator B) will come to perform an examination with the Handheld ultrasound device (blind to the result of the first operator). The switch between operators A and B will also be random.