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NCT06089434
TEE and Dysphagia in Lung Transplantation
Conditions: Lung Transplant, Dysphagia
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 112
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Los Angeles California
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 Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adult patients
2. Single or double lung transplantation
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Contraindications to TEE including:
* perforated esophagus;
* esophageal stricture;
* esophageal tumor; and
* history of an esophagectomy
2. Patients that require a tracheostomy postoperatively.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06089434). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
