Clinical trials: Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Cardiac
TEE Training for Anaesthesiologists
This study aims to find out the best sequence of teaching and learning events (i.e. first lecture and then simulated training or first simulated training and then lecture) in the acquisition of knowledge on Transoesophageal…
- Trial name
- NCT04024982
- Testing
- Sequence of teaching (Lecture first followed by Simulation), Sequence of teaching (Simulation first followed by Lecture)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Cardiac Output
Comparability of Transesophageal Echocardiography and FloTrac/Vigileo System Three Different Positions
The use of cardiac output monitoring to guide intraoperative fluid management and inotropic drugs as part of a hemodynamic therapy algorithm reduce the complication rate in major abdominal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05508711
- Testing
- FloTrac/Vigileo system (© Edwards Lifesciences) (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA) device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
Education, Training
Assessment of a Web-Based Simulation in Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Views
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used by anesthesiologists during cardiac surgery, as a monitoring tool in non-cardiac surgery, and as a point of care diagnostic tool in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- Web-SimTEE (NCT03262532)
- Testing
- Web-base simulator, No web-base simulator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Satisfaction
Evaluation of Simulator Training on TEE Performance in Residents
Training in TEE is based on hands-on training in the operation room which is time consuming and therefore its use and experience is limited among anesthesiologists.
- Trial name
- TEESimulation (NCT02842632)
- Testing
- theoretical test, practical test
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulrike Weber
Pulmonary Edema
Lung Ultrasound in High Altitude Lung Edema
High altitude pulmonary edema is a life-threatening condition that remains a concern for climbers and clinicians alike. It is defined as a non-cardiac pulmonary edema occurring at altitudes exceeding 3000m in non-acclimatised…
- Trial name
- NCT03117686
- Testing
- lung ultrasound
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombi
Detection of Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Thrombus: Comparison of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transesophageal Echocardiogram
The purpose of this study is to compare Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in detecting the presence of LAA thrombi in men and women with atrial fibrillation presenting for…
- Trial name
- NCT00797576
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
The Development of the Simulation Curriculum and AI-incorporated Assessment Tool for Transesophageal Echocardiography
This study aims to establish a novel transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) simulation curriculum based on previous research results and suggestions from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT06567912
- Testing
- TEE simulation curriculum
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease, Anesthesia
Influence of Oxygen on Perioperative Outcome in Patients Undergoing General Anaesthesia for Elective Non-cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of supraphysiologic oxygen (hyperoxia) on myocardial function in anaesthetized patients undergoing non-cardiac vascular surgery.
- Trial name
- Promise-O2 (NCT04808401)
- Testing
- Oxygen
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis as a Cause of Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Libman-Sacks endocarditis (inflammation of the heart valves) is the cause of neuropsychiatric manifestations (stroke, transient ischemic attacks, cognitive dysfunction, seizures…
- Trial name
- NCT00858884
- Testing
- Clinical and laboratory evaluations, transesophageal echocardiography, carotid duplex, transcranial duplex, and magnetic resonance of the brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Heart Failure
3D Assessment of RV Function in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
This goal of this study is to analyze images of the right ventricle taken via 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
- Trial name
- NCT05376254
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Patient Requiring TEE Procedure by Their Physician
Safety of the PET-511BTM Transesophageal Transducer
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety of the redesigned transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) transducer as it is inserted and transitioned into the esophagus through the mouth.
- Trial name
- TEE (NCT00997568)
- Testing
- PET-511BTM
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
Cardiopulmonary Disease
SGA for TEE: Safe Alternative to Deep Sedation for Patients With High-risk Cardiopulmonary Disease.
Increasingly, transesophageal echos (TEEs) are being done on high risk patients. A TEE is a short procedure done with deep sedation, but poses an increased risk of apnea/ hypoxemia in those with pulmonary disease.
- Trial name
- SGA-TEE (NCT04939220)
- Testing
- TEE with SGA, TEE with Deep Sedation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Multi-center Study of Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D-TEE) enables detailed assessment of mitral valve anatomy, annular geometry, and regurgitation.
- Trial name
- SMR-3DTEE (NCT07918937)
- Testing
- Transthoracic and Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Where
- 93 sites in China, Hong Kong and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Hospital of China Medical University
Echocardiography, Transesophageal, In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
RescueTEE for In-hospital Cardiac Arrest (ReTEECA Trial)
ReTEECA Trial. Rescue TransEsophageal Echocardiography for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This trial is aimed at studying the utility and interventional outcomes of rescue transesophageal echocardiography (RescueTEE) to aid in…
- Conditions
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal, In-hospital Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest With Successful Resuscitation
- Trial name
- ReTEECA (NCT04220619)
- Testing
- Tranesophageal Echocardiography
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania