Clinical trials: Ultrasound Use
Educational Problems, Acute Pain
Remote Immersive Virtual Reality Teaching:
Patients in rural Canada face serious anesthesia care deficiencies relative to their counterparts in urban centers. Despite 18% of Canadians living in rural settings only 3.1% of medical specialists practice in rural areas.
- Trial name
- RIVR (NCT05755724)
- Testing
- 3-D Teaching, 2-D Teaching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Blood Flow at the Time of Surgical Hip Reduction for DDH
This study evaluates the feasibility and utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound to provide real-time assessment of blood flow to the femoral head in infants undergoing surgical reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
- Trial name
- NCT03107520
- Testing
- Intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Scoliosis
Use of the Scolioscan for Quantitative Evaluation of Spinal Deformity - A Validity Study on Patients With Scoliosis
The purpose of the study is to investigate the validity of Scolioscan for quantitative assessment of curve severity in scoliosis using x-ray radiographs as the gold standard.
- Trial name
- NCT02581358
- Testing
- Scolioscan (Ultrasound imaging system)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 952 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Study to Evaluate the Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Hemophilic Joint Disease
The purpose of this study is to see whether power Doppler sonography (PDS) can be used to diagnose synovitis in patients with inherited bleeding disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00212485
- Testing
- Power Doppler Sonography, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- New York Presbyterian Hospital
Point-of-care Ultrasound, General Practice
Point-of-care Ultrasonography in Norwegian General Practice
The scope of this study is to explore how general practitioners (GPs) use Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Norway. Thirty GPs will register information each time they use POCUS during a three-month period.
- Conditions
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, General Practice, Family Medicine, Diagnostics
- Trial name
- NCT04396925
- Testing
- Point-of care Ultrasonography
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Ascites, Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Telesonography Adaptation and Use to Improve the Standard of Patient Care Within a Dominican Community
The role of teleradiology has far reaching implications for the health of remote and underserved populations. The ability to coordinate radiographic evaluation and diagnosis from a distance has the potential to raise the standard…
- Conditions
- Ascites, Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis
- Trial name
- NCT00591968
- Testing
- SonoSite Titan portable ultrasound coupled with email telediagnosis
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Necrotising Enterocolitis
Imaging Modalities in Diagnosing Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants.
Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most serious conditions in newborns, affecting up to 10% of very low birth weight infants (VLBW). In the most premature population mortality rates can rise as high as 60%.
- Trial name
- NCT03188380
- Testing
- Plain abdominal radiography, Abdominal ultrasound
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Oesophageal Cancer
Understanding the Variation of Modern Endoscopic Ultrasound Use in Patients With Oesophageal Cancer (VALUE)
This is an observational trial that will look at patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in patients with oesophageal cancer and to determine the proportion of cases in which EUS changes disease management in these…
- Trial name
- VALUE (NCT06440174)
- Testing
- endoscopic ultrasound
- Where
- 14 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Ultrasound, General Practice
Patient Experiences of Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in General Practice
This study in part of a larger cohort study (clinical trials ID number: NCT03375333) that examine the use of ultrasound in general practice.
- Trial name
- NCT03416608
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 579 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Insulinoma
Laparoscopy to Remove Pancreatic Tumors (Insulinomas)
This study will determine if laparoscopy can be used successfully to find and remove insulinomas (insulin-secreting tumors of the pancreas).
- Trial name
- NCT00005910
- Testing
- Intraoperative ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Preterm Birth
Does Fetal Fibronectin and Ultrasound Cervical Length Help in the Evaluation of Women With Suspected Preterm Labor?
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the use of both sonographic cervical length (CL) and fetal fibronectin (FFN) on the length of outpatient triage and preterm labor interventions in symptomatic women with…
- Trial name
- NCT00371046
- Testing
- Transvaginal ultrasound cervical length, Cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Failure
Lung Ultrasound for COVID-19 Initial Triage and Monitoring
The QUICK study main aim is to assess the predictive value at Day 1, of a model built on lung ultrasound (LUS) and clinical data, both recorded at hospital admission of COVID-19 patients.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Failure, Triage, Lung Ultrasound
- Trial name
- QUICK (NCT04474236)
- Testing
- thoracic lung ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Bronchiolitis Acute
Use of Lung Ultrasound in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. The diagnosis is clinical and chest x-ray (CXR) should be reserved for severe cases in which signs of pulmonary complications are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03280732
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Cervical Cerclage, Premature Birth
Perioperative Use of Atosiban for Ultrasound-indicated Cerclage to Reduce Spontaneous Preterm Birth(sPTB)
After ultrasound-indicated cerclage, some pregnant women still experience sPTB, and there is controversy regarding the use of tocolytic agents during the perioperative period to reduce the incidence of sPTB.
- Trial name
- sPTB (NCT06537778)
- Testing
- Atosiban, Normal saline
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Airway Management
The Use of a US-measured Styloid Process of the Distal Radius EET Diameter for Prediction of ETT Size
This study will aim to test the accuracy of the ultrasonography measurement of the epiphyseal diameter of the distal radius in the prediction of the size of the cuffed and uncuffed ETT that best fits in children (1-6 years old)…
- Trial name
- ETT/US (NCT06166927)
- Testing
- Cuffed endotracheal tube, UnCuffed ETT
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Limb Length Discrepancy
Ultrasound Use to Measure Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an ultrasound can measure the length of an internal tibia and femur lengthening rod.
- Trial name
- NCT07212049
- Testing
- ultrasound measurement, X-ray imaging of tibia and/or femur
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Pregnancy, Eclampsia
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Use to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Low Income Country Settings
In many low-income countries, the use of ultrasound by medical officers and non-physician health care staff (e.g., midwives) for antenatal identification of high risk pregnancies is a new intervention requiring authoritative…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT01990625
- Testing
- Antenatal Ultrasound Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Guatemala, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 45,038 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Point of Care Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound Use by General Practitioners in France (Echo-MG)
This study explores how Point of Care Ultrasound (POC-US) is used in general practice in France and how it affects the diagnostic process and treatment of patients.
- Trial name
- Echo-MG (NCT04583670)
- Where
- 17 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 655 people
- Sponsor
- Sorbonne University
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Posterior Spinal Fusion
Use of Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The primary purpose of this randomized trial is to compare the efficacy of an ultrasonic bone scalpel (or osteotome device) with standard of care surgical instruments during posterior spine fusion with instrumentation.
- Trial name
- NCT02781324
- Testing
- Posterior Spinal Fusion, Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Acute Chest Syndrome, Sickle Cell Disease
Ultrasound Acute Chest Syndrome Sickle Cell Disease
Feasibility and reliability of ultrasound in the inpatient hematology setting.
- Trial name
- POCUS (NCT06880679)
- Testing
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University