Clinical trials: Cardiac Ultrasound
Analgesia After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Regional Blocks for CABG Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Pain control after CABG is an essential step to guard against postoperative complications such as lung atelectasis. This major step can be achieved by opioids or regional blocks.
- Trial name
- NCT05691920
- Testing
- Pectointercostal plane block and external oblique intercostal plane block, Fentanyl infusion
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Brain Tumor
Ultrasound Guided Central Vein Catheterization and Complications
There has been no study comparing the complication rates between internal jugular vein catheterization and subclavian vein catheterization when they are performed using sonographic view.
- Trial name
- NCT01510743
- Testing
- Catheterization of subclavian vein, Catheterization of internal jugular vein
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,484 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
Effect of Pre-imaging on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Pause
Patients presenting following out of hospital cardiac arrest will undergo bedside ultrasound as per the hospital clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT04248985
- Testing
- Pre-Imaging - an ultrasound technique of acquiring images
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum, Congenital Heart Disease
Prognostic Model of Postnatal Circulation in Pulmonary Atresia-critical Stenosis With Intact Ventricular Septum
Pulmonary atresia (PA)/critical stenosis (CS) with intact ventricular septum (PA/CS-IVS) is a rare congenital heart disease (CHD), that presents heterogeneously.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum, Congenital Heart Disease, Fetal Cardiac Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07095829
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Critical Illness, Pediatrics
Comparing Cardiac Output Measurements in Critically Ill Children Using USCOM and Transthoracic ECHO
The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy and precision of two non-invasive methods of measuring cardiac output in critically ill children (<18 yrs).
- Trial name
- NCT01460329
- Testing
- Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Infarction
Assessment of a B-Mode Ultrasound Technique for the Measurement of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
This minimal risk protocol is designed to assess the reproducibility of B-mode ultrasound measurements of carotid intima media thickness (IMT) when the scans are performed in CC Radiology and read using a computerized edge…
- Trial name
- NCT00001904
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Children, Cardiac Surgery
Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Complications After Cardiac Surgery In Children
Pulmonary complications are frequent in cardiac surgery, representing an important cause of morbidity, prolongation of hospital stay and need for repeated examinations.Chest X-rays are done routinely and even multiple times to…
- Conditions
- Children, Cardiac Surgery, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT03563196
- Testing
- Chest Radiograph, Lung Ultrasound
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Differential Diagnosis and Cause-specific Treatment During OHCA
Differential diagnosis: ultrasound, blood gas analyse combined with examination of the patient and environment is used during Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) to screen possible underlying cause of cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- NCT04670354
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Pediatric Patients, Congenital Heart Surgery
Pain Management of Pecto-intercostal Fascial Block Versus Intravenous Fentanyl After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgical patients often experience significant postoperative pain at the median sternotomy site. In pediatric cardiac surgery, the recommended pre bypass dose of fentanyl to blunt the hemodynamic and metabolic stress…
- Trial name
- NCT04945694
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial block, Intravenous fentanyl, Propofol
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
A Novel Echocardiography-Guided Strategy for Percutateous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect Assisted by PannaWire
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital heart disease, and percutaneous interventional therapy is the main and effective treatment.
- Trial name
- PANNA-ASD (NCT07054541)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided intervention with assistance of specialized instruments, fluoroscopy-guided intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 666 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Postoperative Pain, Pediatric Open Heart Surgery
A Combination of Intrathecal Fentanyl and Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Block in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery.
Cardiac surgery is commonly performed via median sternotomy. Patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures frequently experience intense acute pain in the post-sternotomy wound, which can potentially transition into persistent…
- Trial name
- NCT06882655
- Testing
- PIFB group, Intrathecal fentanyl(IT fentanyl), IT + PIFB
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Development and Clinical Validation of a Smart Analysis System for a Wearable Cardiac Ultrasound Device
The goal of this observational study is to learn if a wearable heart ultrasound system with automated analysis works as well as standard bedside ultrasound for continuous heart function monitoring in adults and children with…
- Trial name
- NCT07825246
- Testing
- Wearable Cardiac Ultrasound System
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Kunjing Pang
Aortic Coarctation
Comparison Between Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block in Coarctectomy
Pain is considered to be subjective, however, in children, it is believed to be felt rather than expressed because they often depend on the caregiver for their safety and well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT06567275
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plane Block, Serratus Anterior Plane Block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients
Use of Static Ultrasound Guidance for Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation in Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients
Cannulation of the internal jugular vein (IJV) for central venous access is a standard practice in cardiac surgery. In this study, the authors tested the hypothesis that using an ultrasound (US) scanner would increase the success…
- Trial name
- NCT02185664
- Testing
- landmark technique, Static Ultrasound technique
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Intensive Care
Measurement of Cardiac Output and Intravascular Volume Status in Children Using COstatus (SH)
Assessment and monitoring of cardiac function in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is an integral part of hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients whether it is done directly or indirectly.
- Trial name
- NCT01613859
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Transonic Systems Inc.
Anesthesia, Local, Analgesia
Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block in Pediatric.
This randomized, double-blinded, study aims to compare the efficacy of analgesia and any side effects of U/S guided bilateral Erector SpinaePlane block versus non-block t paediatric patients undergoing corrective cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT04452656
- Testing
- bilateral erector spinae block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Ultrasonography, Pediatrics
Intraoperative Lung Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients
Investigators hypothesized that perioperative lung ultrasound would be beneficial in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared to those who did not receive lung ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Ultrasonography, Pediatrics, Perioperative Period, Lung
- Trial name
- LUS (NCT02535013)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Congenital Heart Defects
Use of Color Doppler in Routine Examination of Fetal Heart in Second Trimester
To evaluate the percentage of severe heart defect diagnosed with the use of color Doppler at a routine fetal scan in the second trimester of pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01201486
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 6,781 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Defect
A Pilot Study of Optic Nerve Ultrasound Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the incidence of subtle increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), measured by non-invasive…
- Trial name
- NCT03757312
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Corridore