RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07416279

Can Tiny Bubbles Offer an Alternative to Catheters for Assessing Pressures Inside the Heart? Investigating Ultrasound Contrast Agents as Pressure Sensors Against Gold Standard Catheter Pressures in Cardiac Catheterisation Patients.

Intracardiac Pressures From Microbubbles Instead of a Catheter: First in Human Study and Signal Calibration


Sponsor

King's College London

Enrollment

10 participants

Start Date

Feb 1, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if ultrasound contrast agents can be used to estimate filling pressures inside the heart in patients with suspected heart disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is there a strong correlation between the contrast signal and filling pressures inside the heart? * What is the calibration approach to convert the contrast signal from dB to a measure of pressure in mmHg? Researchers will compare the contrast signal with reference pressures measured using a catheter to see if it can be used to quantify filling pressures inside the heart. Participants will: * Be exposed to a small amount of additional ionising radiation to guide a catheter in position inside the heart for reference pressures * Receive an ultrasound contrast agent at the clinically recommended dose and in line with clinical guidelines, via an intravenous line in their arm * Undergo contrast echocardiography - ultrasound scan of their heart with contrast * Undergo standard echocardiography - ultrasound scan of their heart without contrast


Eligibility

Min Age: 21 YearsMax Age: 81 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study investigates whether tiny gas bubbles (ultrasound contrast agents) injected into the bloodstream can be used to measure pressure inside the heart — potentially offering a non-invasive alternative to the standard method of threading a catheter (thin tube) into the heart. **You may be eligible if...** - You are already scheduled for a cardiac catheterization procedure as part of your standard medical care - You are willing and able to give informed consent - You have good acoustic windows for heart ultrasound while lying on your back **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are not already having a cardiac catheterization - You have poor ultrasound image quality Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERContrast Echocardiography

Simultaneous contrast echocardiography and cardiac catheterisation for intracardiac pressures in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory


Locations(1)

King's College Hospital

London, United Kingdom

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