Does emptying the stomach improve TEE heart images?

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Patients undergoing TEE-assisted cardiac surgery will have a standard transesophageal echocardiography probe placed and five specific standard images recorded. An oral gastric tube will then be placed to suction stomach contents, removed, and the same five images repeated for comparison. Two independent, blinded echocardiography cardiologists will grade the before-and-after images on a 1–4 quality scale to measure any change. Patients with hiatal hernia, esophageal strictures, or other contraindications to TEE are excluded, and the research is conducted at Atrium Health–Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

\- Transesophageal echocardiography assisted cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

* hiatal hernia
* documented or suspected esophageal stricture
* contraindications to a TEE

Where it's running

• Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist
  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Scott Coleman, DO — Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Study coordinator: Scott Coleman, DO
• Email: Scott.Coleman@advocatehealth.org
• Phone: 336-716-4498

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.