Clinical trials: Cardiac Echography
Microvascular Obstruction (MVO), Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
For Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Multiple Vessel: Testing if Ultrasound (UFR) Can Guide All Needed Treatment in One Procedure, Avoiding a Return Hospital Visit for a Second Operation.
Brief Summary The Purpose of the Study : The purpose of this study is to find a safe and reliable "one-stop" solution for treating heart attack patients who have multiple blocked arteries.
- Conditions
- Microvascular Obstruction (MVO), Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease, ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome), ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
- Trial name
- ACT-EVOLVE (NCT07264881)
- Testing
- IVUS-based Fractional Flow Reserve (UFR), Invasive Coronary Physiology Measurement (FFR/RFR/IMR), Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Assessment of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy With Optical Coherence Tomography
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a progressive disease of the coronary arteries in transplanted hearts which is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- CAV-OCT-IVUS (NCT01527344)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Stable Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Novasight Hybrid Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography System (IVUS OCT)
Collection of coronary images with a hybrid IVUS OCT system.
- Trial name
- NCT03484975
- Testing
- Observation group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Conavi
Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis
The OPTIMAL Randomized Controlled Trial
The OPTIMAL study is a randomized, controlled, multicentre, international study. A total of 800 patients will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion to Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI versus qualitative angio(QCA)-guided…
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT04111770)
- Testing
- IVUS guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Qualitative or quantitative angiography will guide percutaneous coronary intervention
- Where
- 28 sites in Italy, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 806 people
- Sponsor
- ECRI bv
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Ezetimibe In Addition To Atorvastatin Therapy On The Plaque Composition In Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of the cholesterol lowering agent Ezetimibe when used in addition to optimal treatment with Atorvastatin in patients with acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) who have…
- Trial name
- OCTIVUS (NCT01385631)
- Testing
- Ezetimibe
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Postnatal Steroids Effects on Cardiac Function in Extremely Preterm
Hypothesis/Study question In infants born at less than 29 weeks of estimated gestational age, what are the effects of dexamethasone use on cardiac structure/performance and lung water content? Study objectives To measure effects…
- Trial name
- SPEC (NCT04644094)
- Testing
- Echocardiography (ECHO) and lung ultrasound (LUS) studies before and after Dexamethasone administration
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Septic Shock
Guiding Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock: Ultrasound vs. Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring
This randomized controlled study investigates the value of critical care ultrasound and non-invasive cardiac output monitoring in guiding fluid resuscitation for patients with septic shock in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- CUS-NICOM-SS (NCT07162857)
- Testing
- non-invasive cardiac output monitoring, Ultrasonic technology
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mai Xiaowei
Heart Failure, Acute Heart Failure
Inferior Vena CAVA and Lung UltraSound-guided Therapy in Acute Heart Failure
Between 25% and 30% of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) are readmitted within 90 days after discharge. Mostly due to persistent congestion on discharge.
- Trial name
- CAVAL US-AHF (NCT04549701)
- Testing
- CAVAL US-guided Therapy, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires
Coronary Artery Calcifications, Intravascular Lithotripsy
Intravascular Lithotripsy Versus Rotational Atherectomy for Severe Coronary Artery Calcification: A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
Severely calcified coronary lesions represent one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Severe coronary calcification increases the difficulty and complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), impedes…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Calcifications, Intravascular Lithotripsy, Rotational Atherectomy, Intravascular Ultrasound
- Trial name
- LIRAC (NCT07750964)
- Testing
- intravascular lithotripsy, rotational atherectomy
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TF-TAVI)
Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric (ILIH) nerve blocks are frequently performed for analgesia in inguinal surgery. The investigators hypothesized that preoperative ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric (ILIH) nerve…
- Trial name
- TF-TAVI (NCT03863899)
- Testing
- Nerve block, Local infiltration, TAVI
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Shortness of Breath, Acute Respiratory Failure
Enhanced FoCUS in Patients With Shortness of Breath
Retrospective observational study performed in a internal medicine ward of a French university hospital. Included patients were hospitalized for acute shortness of breath who have benefited from a eFOCUS which was defined as a…
- Trial name
- eFOCUS (NCT05403619)
- Testing
- Diagnostic test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
1-month vs 12-month DAPT for ACS Patients Who Underwent PCI Stratified by IVUS: IVUS-ACS and ULTIMATE-DAPT Trials
Prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
- Trial name
- NCT03971500
- Testing
- AntiPlatelet therapy, Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,710 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
IVUS Versus FFR for Non-infarct Related Artery Lesions in Patients With Multivessel Disease and Acute MI
The aim of the study is to compare clinical outcomes between intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided treatment decision versus fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided treatment decision for non-infarct related artery stenosis in…
- Trial name
- FRAME-AMI2 (NCT05812963)
- Testing
- IVUS-guided PCI group, FFR-guided PCI group
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Hip Fractures
Ultrasound Assessment of Heart and Lungs for Hip Fracture Procedure
The investigators would like to investigate whether performing ultrasound assessments in patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures is able to identify previously undiagnosed heart or lung conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT03275129
- Testing
- Ultrasound assessment of heart and lungs
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Sepsis, Circulatory Failure
Respiratory Variations For Predicting Fluid Responsiveness 2
Objectives: To investigate whether respiratory variations of inferior vena cava diameters (cIVC) predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients with septic acute circulatory failure and irregular heartbeats.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Circulatory Failure, Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
- Trial name
- ReVaPreF2 (NCT03066375)
- Testing
- Echocardiography-Doppler
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Neonatal Intensive Care
Estimation of Cardiac Output in Neonatal ICU Using an Ultrasound Dilution Technique
Presently there is no apparatus, clinically available, for routine determination of cardiac output (CO) in children. The goal of this research is to develop new technology that will help determine CO in neonates.
- Trial name
- CH (NCT01610622)
- Testing
- COstatus cardiac output measurement with isotonic saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Transonic Systems Inc.
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
This Study Uses Ultrasound to Determine Whether Atorvastatin or Pravastatin Effects the Progression of Coronary Plaque.
This study was designed to assess the effects on coronary artery plaque using aggressive lipid-lowering therapy versus moderate lipid-lowering therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00380939
- Testing
- Atorvastatin, Pravastatin
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease
Natural History of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Real-World Stable Chest Pain Patients Underwent Computed Tomography Angiography in Comparison With Invasive Multimodality Imaging
In a prospective international multicenter observational study, 1080 stable chest pain patients (REALITY Advanced registry of CCTA patients) with the suspected chronic coronary syndrome will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Coronary Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Contrast-induced Nephropathy, Cerebrovascular Disease
- Trial name
- REALITY (NCT02440646)
- Testing
- Coronary computed tomography angiography, Quantitative coronary angiography, intravascular imaging with percutaneous intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Estonia, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people
- Sponsor
- Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Disease
Robustness Check of Placement and Measurement Algorithms for Blood Flow Measurement on Common Carotid Artery
This study is set up to test the robustness of algorithms and models and to optimize them. Furthermore, data are used to investigate the influence of probe orientation on parameters of the common carotid artery.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Disease
- Trial name
- RAdiUS (NCT05193760)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Echocardiography
Timing For Single View Bedside Cardiac Ultrasound
The goal of this study is to measure the hypothetical minimal amount of time it takes to perform a single view bedside trans-thoracic echo (TTE) comparing sub-xyphoid view and the parasternal long view.
- Trial name
- REASON-2 (NCT03927755)
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester