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Novel Approach For The Non-Invasive Detection of Pulmonary Right-to-Left Shunts

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how well the SONAS ultrasound device can detect right-to-left shunts of adults with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) who are already scheduled for a contrast bubble echocardiogram (TTCE). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How accurately does SONAS detect right-to-left shunts compared to the standard TTCE test? 2. Can SONAS results help tell the difference between shunts in the heart and shunts in the lungs? Participants will wear a headband with the SONAS device on the head while they undergo their routine TTCE bubble test. They will receive the usual contrast (agitated saline) through a vein, and both SONAS and TTCE signals will be recorded at the same time. There will be one examination in rest, and one during a breathing exercise (the Valsalva manoeuvre).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 18 years or older.

• Suspected or confirmed hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

• Incidentally: Patients who have experienced cryptogenic stroke

Locations
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Netherlands
St. Antonius Hospital
RECRUITING
Nieuwegein
Contact Information
Primary
Pier HJ van Veen, Medical Doctor
ja.van.veen@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
0883205336
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-01-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: SONAS Ultrasound During Contrast Echocardiography
This study has a single arm in which all participants undergo SONAS monitoring during a standard contrast echocardiogram (transthoracic contrast echocardiography). In this arm, adults with (possible) hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or PFO who are already scheduled for a clinically indicated bubble echocardiogram have a headband with the SONAS ultrasound device examination. Agitated saline is injected into a vein as part of usual care, and the heart is imaged with echocardiography while SONAS simultaneously records ultrasound signals from the brain.
Sponsors
Collaborators: Burl Concepts, Inc.
Leads: St. Antonius Hospital

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