Clinical trials: Cardiac Echography
Atherosclerosis
ELITE: Early Versus Late Intervention Trial With Estradiol
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of oral 17B-estradiol (estrogen) on the progression of early (subclinical) atherosclerosis and cognitive decline in healthy postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT00114517
- Testing
- 17B-estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 643 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Right Ventricular Dysfunction
A Post-Marketing Study for On Label Evaluation of the GE Vscan Ultrasound Imaging System
This study is to collect data and learn more about the Vscan Ultrasound Imaging System. It is an "observational" study with no additional procedures or intervention prescribed other than using the Vscan along with a routine…
- Conditions
- Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Valve Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01076296
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Imaging of Coronary Plaques in Participants Treated With Evolocumab
To evaluate the effect of evolocumab on fibrous cap thickness (FCT) in participants with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) who are taking maximally tolerated statin therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03570697
- Testing
- Evolocumab, Statin therapy
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of DSCT With IB-IVUS and Angiography in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
The purpose of this study is to compare different methods of looking at atherosclerotic plaques in heart arteries. Identifying the characteristics of these plaques noninvasively would be very valuable.
- Trial name
- NCT00622167
- Testing
- Integrated Backscatter IVUS, Dual Source Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Atherosclerosis
Rosiglitazone Versus a Sulfonylurea On Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Patients With Heart Disease And Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of rosiglitazone against a sulfonylurea in reducing or slowing the development of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of the heart.
- Trial name
- NCT00116831
- Testing
- Glipizide, rosiglitazone maleate
- Where
- 156 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Hypercholesterolemia
GLobal Assessment of Plaque reGression With a PCSK9 antibOdy as Measured by intraVascular Ultrasound
This study will evaluate whether low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) lowering with evolocumab (AMG 145) results in greater change from baseline in percent atheroma volume (PAV) at week 78 than placebo in adults with coronary artery…
- Trial name
- GLAGOV (NCT01813422)
- Testing
- Evolocumab
- Where
- 226 sites in United States, Argentina and 30 more
- Volunteers
- 970 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Cardiac Disease
PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF HEARTFOCUS
The study's objective is to evaluate if exams, performed with the HeartFocus software by novices, are of sufficient quality to visually analyze the left ventricular size, the left ventricular function, the right ventricular size…
- Trial name
- HF-01 (NCT05874128)
- Testing
- Using HeartFocus software with AI guidance (Novices), Using HeartFocus software without AI-guidance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DESKi
Stroke
Safety Study of External Counterpulsation as a Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
The purpose of this study is to determine if external counterpulsation (ECP) is feasible to perform, tolerable, and safe as a treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke (i.e., a blockage of one of the arteries supplying a…
- Trial name
- CUFFS (NCT00983749)
- Testing
- Full-pressure ECP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Laboring Women With Ultrasound and FSE Monitoring
Electrode-Based Sensor for Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring With Improved Reliability
The specific goal of the proposed research is to develop a reliable, non-invasive fetal and maternal heart rate and contraction monitor that is unaffected by obesity and requires less nursing intervention than the tocodynamometer…
- Trial name
- FHR (NCT02024165)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- OBMedical Company
Ischemia
Accuracy of an Echo-Stress Protocol Using Regadenoson With Speckle Tracking
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare regadenoson nuclear stress testing with echocardiography strain measurements (an ultrasound imaging method that measures hearts function) in detecting coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02130453
- Testing
- Regadenoson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Coronary Artery Disease
Radial Artery Access With Ultrasound Trial
Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization can require multiple attempts. Multiple attempts increase the time required, patient discomfort, and the risk of arterial spasm.
- Trial name
- RAUST (NCT01605292)
- Testing
- Ultrasound guidance, Palpation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 698 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation
AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport
This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.
- Conditions
- Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06006208
- Testing
- Hamilton C1 ventilator during transport to the ICU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Hypercholesterolemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Evaluation of Effect of Alirocumab on Coronary Atheroma Volume in Japanese Patients Hospitalized for Acute Coronary Syndrome With Hypercholesterolemia
Primary Objective: To compare the efficacy of alirocumab (Praluent®) with standard of care (SoC) on coronary atheroma progression (percent change in normalized total atheroma volume [TAV]) after 9 months of treatment in…
- Trial name
- ODYSSEY J-IVUS (NCT02984982)
- Testing
- Alirocumab SAR236553, Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin
- Where
- 39 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Redo, Heart Valve Diseases
SONOlysis in Risk REduction of Symptomatic and Silent Brain infarCtions dUring Cardiac surgEry
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a fibrinolytic effect of sonothrombolysis (continual transcranial Doppler monitoring) using 2 MHz diagnostic probe on the reduction of risk of brain infarctions due to the activation of…
- Trial name
- SONORESCUE (NCT01591018)
- Testing
- sonolysis, cardiac surgery
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Heart Failure
Handheld Ultrasound Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava to Guide Heart Failure Treatment
The purpose of this study is to see if using a portable handheld ultrasound to guide diuretic therapy for heart failure patients will prevent hospital readmissions.
- Trial name
- NCT01962688
- Testing
- Handheld ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai