Clinical trials: Diagnostic Equipment
Subclavian Steal
Differential Diagnosis for the Causes of Subclavian Steal for Patients With Vascular Access in the Forearm
Subclavian steal phenomenon is normally observed in patients with stenosis of subclavian artery proximal to orifice of vertebral artery(V0).
- Trial name
- NCT01263301
- Testing
- carotid duplex
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Mennonite Christian Hospital
Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease
LeukoSEQ: Whole Genome Sequencing as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophies, and other heritable disorders of the white matter of the brain, were previously resistant to genetic characterization, largely due to the extreme genetic heterogeneity of molecular causes.
- Conditions
- Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, 4H Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT02699190
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Yaws
Evaluation of a LAMP Assay for T. Pallidum. Pertenue
This is a diagnostic evaluation comparing the performance of real-time PCR performed at a national reference laboratory and a LAMP assay performed at a regional hospital for the diagnosis of yaws
- Trial name
- LAMP4YAWS (NCT04753788)
- Testing
- PCR, LAMP
- Where
- 3 sites in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 563 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Tuberculosis
Xpert MTB/Rif, a New Tool for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Two Municipalities in Brazil
Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a challenge because sputum smear, the most rapid and inexpensive test, often fails to detect the disease, in around 20 to 30% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT01363765
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/Rif, Smear microscopy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 34,758 people
- Sponsor
- Ataulpho de Paiva Foundation