Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation (LT)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The primary outcome of this study is dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) on postoperative speech and swallow evaluation following lung transplantation. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (creates pictures of the heart from inside the participants body) is routinely performed for all lung transplantations at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and it is the standard of care. Patients are randomized to two groups. The intervention group would limit the number of TEE clips (# pictures taken) per case. The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist. The investigators hypothesize that reduction in TEE imaging during lung transplantation will reduce dysphagia.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adult patients

• Single or double lung transplantation

Locations
United States
California
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
RECRUITING
Los Angeles
Contact Information
Primary
Jennifer Scovotti, MA
jscovotti@mednet.ucla.edu
(424) 440-0936
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-07-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07
Participants
Target number of participants: 116
Treatments
Experimental: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) with limited number of TEE clips
The intervention group would limit the number of TEE clips per case.
Other: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) with number of TEE clips per attending anesthesiologist
The control group would leave the number of TEE clips to the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of California, Los Angeles

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