Clinical trials: Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Rheumatoid Arthritis
SonoElastography of Median Nerve in Rheumatoid Arthritis
To assess the role of ultrasonography and SE in detecting the median nerve changes before progression to CTS in patients with RA.
- Trial name
- NCT06135129
- Testing
- Sonoelastography
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pediatric Urolithiasis
Shear Wave Elastography for Predicting Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Outcomes in Pediatric Renal Stones
This prospective study aims to evaluate the role of shear wave elastography (SWE) as a non-invasive and radiation-free tool for predicting the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in pediatric patients with…
- Trial name
- SWE-ESWL (NCT07506031)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Muscle Spasticity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Muscle Morphology, Function, and Clinical Findings in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This study focuses on children with spastic cerebral palsy and aims to examine how muscle morphology and tissue characteristics, as assessed by ultrasound, may relate to functional motor abilities.
- Conditions
- Muscle Spasticity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
- Trial name
- US-sCP (NCT07118228)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Muscle Elastography in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
To date, clinical tests are unable to differentiate between the cause of muscle stiffness, although a manual instrumented spasticity assessment for the lower limb that utilizes surface electromyogram has recently been proposed.
- Trial name
- NCT03112434
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress
Relationship Between Oxidative Stress and Aortic Stiffness
The goal of this clinical trial is to search about if there is any relationship between the aortic stiffness and oxidative stress response in adolescent football players.
- Conditions
- Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress, Football Player
- Trial name
- NCT06590792
- Testing
- exhaustive exercise training session
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Endometriosis, Adenomyosis
Diagnosis of Adenomyosis Using Ultrasound, Elastography and MRI
comparison of transvaginal ultrasound, transvaginal ultrasound elastography and MRI for the diagnosis of adenomyosis in patients receiving hysterectomy afterwards
- Trial name
- NCT04665414
- Testing
- MRI, transvaginal ultrasound, transvaginal ultrasound elastography
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic
Validating Ultrasound Biomarkers for Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (VOD/SOS) is a potentially fatal complication of hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT).
- Conditions
- Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, Veno Occlusive Disease, Hepatic, Bone Marrow Transplant Complications, Stem Cell Transplant Complications
- Trial name
- NCT03963999
- Testing
- Ultrasound Elastography, Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
RENAL FIBROSIS
Interest Of Renal Elastography In Children As A Diagnostic Tool Of Renal Fibrosis: Confrontation To Histological Features Of Renal Biopsies
Elastography is a emerging imaging technique that has demonstrated high reliability in the assessment of tissues stiffness and quantification of fibrosis particularly in adult's livers.
- Trial name
- NCT01613625
- Testing
- Elastography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Effect of rESWT Session Frequency on Spasticity and Function Assessed by Sonoelastography in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity is a major contributor to functional limitations in children with cerebral palsy. Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) has emerged as a non-invasive method for reducing spasticity; however, the optimal…
- Trial name
- CP-rESWT-FREQ (NCT07476690)
- Testing
- Real radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Preterm
Added Value of Supersonic Shear Imaging in the Diagnosis of White Matter Damage in Preterm Infants
Preterm birth and perinatal events related can interrupt microscopic maturation of the developing white matter leading to diffuse injury and subsequent neurocognitive impairments.
- Trial name
- BELUGA (NCT02042716)
- Testing
- diagnosis of white matter damage in preterm infants
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography
Integrated Exercise Therapy Interventions on the Performance and Injury Prevention in Competitive Sports
Football is an increasingly popular exercise and common practice among adolescent and elite athletes. However, these athletes tend to have injuries involving the lower extremity and foot.
- Conditions
- Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04384003
- Testing
- Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography, The 3-D Motion Analysis, Electromyographic
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Prostate Cancer
Shear Wave Elastography of Prostate Cancer
Evaluation of significant Shear Wave Elastography Parameters for Prostate Biopsy and Prostate Cancer detection.
- Trial name
- ElaProC (NCT02425163)
- Testing
- Transrectal shear wave elastography of the prostate, Transrectal random biopsy of the prostate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- University of Magdeburg
Liver Diseases
Normal Liver Stiffness by MR Elastography
Healthy children will be recruited to under Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)along with MR elastography to determine normal liver stiffness values.
- Trial name
- NCT03235414
- Testing
- MRI, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
Utility of Point Shear-wave Elastography to Assess for Hepatic & Pancreatic Fibrosis in Pediatric CF Patients
Diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis is challenging as specific tests for detection of fibrosis in pediatric Cystic Fibrosis associated liver disease (CFALD) have not been developed and existing investigations do not correlate well with…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease, Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Cystic Fibrosis of Pancreas
- Trial name
- CFALD (NCT03264950)
- Testing
- Elastography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction, Renal Functional Recovery
Renal SWE as a Predictor After Pediatric Pyeloplasty for UPJO
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is an important cause of hydronephrosis and potentially reversible renal functional impairment in children.
- Trial name
- UPJO-SWE (NCT07624019)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Salivary Gland Diseases
Elastography in the Evaluation of Major Salivary Gland Lesions
2.2 Aim(s) of the Research (50 words max): To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Sonoelastography in the evaluation of major salivary gland lesions using histopathology as gold standard.
- Trial name
- NCT05151029
- Testing
- Elastography
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Liver Fibrosis
Development of Predictive Indicators of Homogeneous Propagation of Ultrasound and Elastic Waves During VCTE Examination
This is an European, prospective, interventional, and multicenter exploratory clinical investigation that will take place in 6 French sites and 200 patients will be included (adults and children).
- Trial name
- NCT04747457
- Testing
- Research FibroScan
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Echosens
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Liver Fibroses
Dose Effect Relationship of MTX and IBD
Currently there are no guidelines for monitoring hepatic fibrosis associated with long term MTX use. Routine liver biopsies are not being done as a part of surveillance due to potential complications like bleeding and…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Liver Fibroses, Methotrexate
- Trial name
- NCT03531593
- Testing
- Ultrasound Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City