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Chest ultrasound may replace throat probe for heart infection diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07415369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checks if a simple chest ultrasound (TTE) can accurately rule out infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection. If TTE is reliable, many patients can avoid a more invasive throat probe (TOE). Researchers will study 350 adults with suspected infection to compare the two methods.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients admitted to our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences of the University Hospital Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, who underwent transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) for suspected infective endocarditis within 15 days of a transthoracic exam (TTE).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * age over 18 years; * patients who underwent transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) for suspected infective endocarditis within 15 days of a transthoracic exam (TTE). Exclusion Criteria: \- diagnosis of endocarditis was made in another center.
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