Adjusting chest compression location using ultrasound guidance during cardiac arrest
Tests moving chest compression spots, guided by ultrasound, in adults with cardiac arrest.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Adjusting CPR Location With TEE Guidance
Key facts
- Where
- Changhua and Taipei, TaiwanSee the 2 sites
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults who had a cardiac arrest outside a hospital. Ultrasound through the food pipe is used to find the best place to press on the chest.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Cardiac arrest that happened outside a hospital
Main reasons for not taking part
- A do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order was signed
- Under 18 years old
- Trauma patients
- Hard to place an advanced airway
- No ultrasound machine or trained operator available
Read by machine on 11 November 2026.
Where in Taiwan
- Chang Bing Show Chawan Memorial HospitalChanghua, TaiwanNo longer taking part
- National Taiwan University HospitalTaipei, TaiwanNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07017075
- Record updated
- 19 November 2025
- Original description
Use Transesophageal ultrasound in OHCA patients to identify the proper compression locationRead full original descriptionShow less
3D Visulization The Area Of Maximal Compression And Quantitative Assessment Stroke Volume And Ejection Fraction After Adjusting CPR Location
Use Transesophageal ultrasound in OHCA patients to identify the proper compression location
Inclusion: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.
Exclusion: Age under 18; DNR was signed; Trauma patients; Patients hard to establish an advanced airway; Inavailability of ultrasound machine or operators.