New ultrasound scanner put to the test in heart patients
NCT ID NCT07066449
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new GE ultrasound system (Vivid Pioneer) in 60 adults who need a heart ultrasound. Doctors will use the device to take images and then rate its picture quality, ease of use, and reliability. The goal is to see if the new system works well for routine heart exams.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vivid Pioneer Diagnostic Ultrasound System
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new ultrasound system that provides clearer heart images and better user experience for doctors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage device evaluation with only 60 participants. It focuses on user feedback and image quality, not on patient health outcomes, so benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects who are required to undergo intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography according to the current clinical practice standards;
- 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: 1. Adults ≥ 18 years old, have autonomous capacity; 2. Subjects who are required to undergo intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography according to the current clinical practice standards; 3. Agree to participate in this study and have signed the subject Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who have been previously enrolled in this study or are participating in other clinical trials; 2. Subjects with any medical emergency condition requiring urgent treatment; 3. Pregnant females; 4. Subjects with absolute contraindications of TEE (congenital or acquired upper digestive tract diseases, such as active upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, esophageal obstruction or stenosis, esophageal tumor, esophageal lacerations and perforations, esophageal diverticula) or relative contraindications (changes in consciousness or lack of cooperation, history of cervical and mediastinal radiotherapy, history of recent esophageal surgery, esophageal varicosity, clotting disorders, cervical disease and injury, active esophagitis, active gastrointestinal ulcers, hiatal hernia, poor cardiopulmonary function, airway damage, pharyngeal space-occupying lesions, etc.), who are expected to be at high risks; 5. Any other subjects who should not participate in this study in the investigator's opinion.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, China
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