New sedative may offer safer heart scans
NCT ID NCT06129188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new FDA-approved sedative, remimazolam, against the standard drug propofol for people having a heart ultrasound called TEE. The goal was to see if remimazolam keeps blood pressure and heart rate more stable. 105 adults took part, and researchers measured vital signs and sedation levels during the procedure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatients and outpatients \>=18 years who are scheduled to undergo elective/non-emergent transesophageal echocardiography at the UAB Heart and Vascular Center TEE Lab. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing emergent TEE procedure in the HVC TEE Lab. * Patients undergoing elective or emergent TEE procedure in the ICU and/or at the patient bedside. * Patients undergoing elective or emergent TEE procedure in a location other than HVC TEE Lab. * Patients undergoing an additional procedure or surgery (before or after TEE) as part of the same anesthetic, except for DC Cardioversion. * Children under the age of 19 years (or under 50 kg body weight if age is unknown). * Pregnant patients. * Breastfeeding/nursing patients. * Incarcerated patients. * Patients enrolled in a concurrent ongoing interventional randomized clinical trial.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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