Survey About Practice of Neurosonology in Belgium
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ultrasound, Neurosonology, NeuroPOCUS. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Ultrasounds are widely employed in almost all medical specialties. In Neurology, the applications are numerous nowadays. There is constant interest in the traditional use of US as well as a growing attention towards the newest and most recent applications in clinical/everyday practice. These applications pertain not only to vascular neurology but also to other fields within this specialty, owing to the non-invasive and bedside availability of this tool. To achieve this, a high level of expertise is required. Paradoxically, certification of skills is neither required nor mandatory for clinical practice. When examining Belgian centers, a wide disparity in training, indications, and ultrasound use in everyday practice becomes apparent. This discrepancy is not unique to Belgium; it has also been demonstrated throughout the rest of Europe. The European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic (ESNCH) has already conducted a survey on this subject, and we would like to replicate it at a national level. The aim of this survey is to describe the use of ultrasound for neurological diseases in Belgian hospitals and practitioners' familiarity with ultrasound modalities across all indications. Understanding the current state of ultrasound practice in Belgium could help promote more homogeneous and high-quality training, increase educational sessions during national meetings, establish a research network, and facilitate the exchange of internal protocols. Partipants opinions would be greatly appreciated to better understand Belgian expertise in the field and open discussions about the strengths and limitations of the current situation. After 4 months from the reception of this email, the online questionnaire will no longer be available, and the investigators will proceed with the analysis of the collected data. As indicated, the inclusion of the hospital name is not mandatory. However, hospital category is kindly request to facilitate our analysis. Analysis and comparison between categories (such as the type of hospital, region, etc.) will be conducted for research purposes. For any additional inquiries regarding the survey questions, data collection, and conclusions of the inquiry, please feel free to contact investigators via email at surveyneurosonology@gmail.com.
Detailed description
Ultrasounds are widely employed in almost all medical specialties. In Neurology, the applications are numerous nowadays. There is constant interest in the traditional use of US as well as a growing attention towards the newest and most recent applications in clinical/everyday practice. These applications pertain not only to vascular neurology but also to other fields within this specialty, owing to the non-invasive and bedside availability of this tool.
To achieve this, a high level of expertise is required. Paradoxically, certification of skills is neither required nor mandatory for clinical practice. When examining Belgian centers, a wide disparity in training, indications, and ultrasound use in everyday practice becomes apparent. This discrepancy is not unique to Belgium; it has also been demonstrated throughout the rest of Europe. The European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamic (ESNCH) has already conducted a survey on this subject, and we would like to replicate it at a national level.
The aim of this survey is to describe the use of ultrasound for neurological diseases in Belgian hospitals and practitioners' familiarity with ultrasound modalities across all indications. Understanding the current state of ultrasound practice in Belgium could help promote more homogeneous and high-quality training, increase educational sessions during national meetings, establish a research network, and facilitate the exchange of internal protocols.
Partipants opinions would be greatly appreciated to better understand Belgian expertise in the field and open discussions about the strengths and limitations of the current situation.
After 4 months from the reception of this email, the online questionnaire will no longer be available, and the investigators will proceed with the analysis of the collected data. As indicated, the inclusion of the hospital name is not mandatory. However, hospital category is kindly request to facilitate our analysis.
Analysis and comparison between categories (such as the type of hospital, region, etc.) will be conducted for research purposes.
For any additional inquiries regarding the survey questions, data collection, and conclusions of the inquiry, please feel free to contact investigators via email at surveyneurosonology@gmail.com.
Primary outcome measures
- Ultrasound (US) centers in Belgium [Time frame: During four month]
- Type of US perfomed in the center [Time frame: During four month]
- Education [Time frame: During four month]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Neurologist in Belgian Hospitals
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Pasquale Scoppettuolo — Brussels
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06536621 · Neurosonology_Survey