Using a throat airway to help oxygen during TEE
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether placing a specific airway device in the lower throat can improve oxygen levels while you get a TEE (a heart ultrasound done through the throat). It may help make the procedure safer and more comfortable for some people, compared with standard care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- Be willing to join the study and sign informed consent
- Have an elective (planned) TEE scheduled
- Not have uncontrolled acid reflux that isn’t well managed
- Not have a blockage or abnormal shape in the airway that would prevent safe device placement
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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