Clinical trials: Cardiac Imaging
Myocarditis
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Acute Myocarditis
Cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) is an established noninvasive diagnostic tool for detection of acute myocarditis. Diagnosis of myocarditis at 1.5T is currently made with the help of the Lake Louise Criteria (two of three criteria…
- Trial name
- NCT02299856
- Testing
- Cardiac magnetic resonance scan
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Cardiac Risk Factors, Healthy
Imaging Techniques in MRI
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans must be performed according to specified sets of parameters that provide optimal images of each organ and each area of the body.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Risk Factors, Healthy, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01130545
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
UTSW HP [13-C] Pyruvate Injection in HCM
The study objective is to identify the earliest changes in energy substrate metabolism in patients with cardiomyopathies (CMP). To achieve this objective, we plan first to test the hypothesis that patients with CMP present focal…
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Trial name
- HPHCM (NCT03057002)
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mechanical Dyssynchrony, Heart Failure
Evaluating Effects of a Left Bundle Branch Block
A left bundle branch block (LBBB) is related to abnormal cardiac conduction and mechanical asynchrony and is associated with hypertension and coronary artery disease.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Dyssynchrony, Heart Failure, Bundle-Branch Block
- Trial name
- NCT00269659
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Coronary Artery Disease
A Study of 123I-CMICE-013 Radiopharmaceutical in Healthy Volunteers
The need exists for alternatives to 99mTc based perfusion radiotracers for cardiac patient management. An alternative radiotracer, I123-CMICE-013, has been developed at the Canadian Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence (C-MICE)…
- Trial name
- CMICE (NCT01558362)
- Testing
- 123I-CMICE-013
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Heart Failure, Congestive
Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy Imaging in Patients With Heart Failure and Control Subjects Without Cardiovascular Disease
The study is designed to study the utility of 123I-mIBG as a diagnostic imaging agent to predict cardiac outcomes in subjects with heart failure and in comparison to subjects without cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00126425
- Testing
- 123I-mIBG (meta-iodobenzylguanidine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Thalassemia Major, Chronic Blood Transfusion Related Iron Overload
MR Imaging of Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Transfusion-Dependent Anemias
Cardiac failure is the major cause of death in patients with thalassemia and chronic blood transfusion-related iron overload. The treatment of thalassemia has been revolutionized over the past decade with the implementation of…
- Trial name
- MAFIO (NCT02090699)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Cardiovascular Pathology
New Echocardiographic Parameters for Assessment of Longitudinal Left Ventricular Function
Assessment of left ventricular systolic function is the most frequent indication for routine echocardiography. Qualitative eyeball method and biplane modified Simpson's rule, both measuring radial ventricular function, are the…
- Trial name
- LAX (NCT01275963)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, Ischemic Heart Disease
Quantitative Cardiac Parametric Mapping
The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the clinical potential of fast quantitative myocardial tissue characterization using recently emerged Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) techniques to aid the diagnosis…
- Trial name
- Myomapping (NCT02855554)
- Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging techniques
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Aortic Stenosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Positron Emission Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis is the most common valve disease requiring surgery in the Western world. It is defined by progressive calcification and fibrosis of the valve leaflets and restricted valve opening.
- Trial name
- PASS (NCT03352089)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Myocarditis
Cardiovascular Imaging in Pediatric Myocarditis
This study aims to utilize cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to assist in the clinical diagnosis, conduct consecutive assessments for myocardial tissue in pediatrics with myocarditis, and explore effective predictive factors for…
- Trial name
- NCT06652399
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West China Second University Hospital
Hypertension, Hypertrophy
Metabolic Imaging of the Heart Using Hyperpolarized (13C) Pyruvate Injection
The prevalence of congestive heart failure (CHF) in Canada is high, representing one of the health care system's most expensive diagnoses. Despite major advances in medicine, the mortality and morbidity from CHF remains great.
- Trial name
- NCT02648009
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized (13) Pyruvate Injection, Gadolinium
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Myocardial Perfusion
Study " COFLORES "
Myocardial perfusion is a major parameter characterizing the status of capillary circulation of the myocardium. Its quantification is possible using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) during the 1st pass of a contrast agent through…
- Trial name
- NCT02848703
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), phosphorus-31 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, sodium-23 MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Aortic Stenosis
The Scottish Aortic Stenosis LongiTudinal Imaging and biomarkeR (SALTIRE) Programme
The goal of this observational study is to understand the processes of what causes and accelerates the disease progress in aortic stenosis and following aortic valve replacement.
- Trial name
- SALTIRE (NCT06047561)
- Testing
- PET-CT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Heart Failure, Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Hyperpolarized MR Imaging with Carbon-13 Pyruvate in the Human Body
Positron emission tomography with 18F fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is the conventional imaging technique to provide information regarding tissue glucose uptake and has been highly clinically successful.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Cancer Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- POLARIC-13 (NCT06645691)
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart Centre Singapore
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombi
Detection of Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Thrombus: Comparison of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transesophageal Echocardiogram
The purpose of this study is to compare Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in detecting the presence of LAA thrombi in men and women with atrial fibrillation presenting for…
- Trial name
- NCT00797576
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Primary Hyperaldosteronism, Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
Study of Myocardial Interstitial Fibrosis in Hyperaldosteronism
Animal models have demonstrated the role of aldosterone in left ventricular remodeling involving fibrosis, apoptosis and hypertrophy.
- Conditions
- Primary Hyperaldosteronism, Secondary Hyperaldosteronism, Essential Hypertension, Healthy
- Trial name
- COEURALDO (NCT02938910)
- Testing
- non interventional study
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Stroke, Aortic Valve Stenosis
INTERvention With Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (INTERCEPTavi)
The study aims to evaluate the processes of a pilot single-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of carbon-dioxide flushing of transcatheter aortic valves (TAVI-CO2) versus standard saline flushing of valves (TAVI-S) and…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Silent Cerebral Infarct, Vascular Brain Injury
- Trial name
- INTERCEPTavi (NCT05146037)
- Testing
- CO2 and saline flushing, Saline flushing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
MRI Sequence and Imaging Protocol Development
The purpose of this study is to develop imaging protocols when using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess cardiac functions, morphology and tissue characterization.
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- BikeMRI (NCT03040947)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart Centre Singapore
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies
Multimodal Physiologic State Intelligence Study
The OMNIPHYS study will investigate whether multimodal ultrasound and other routinely collected clinical and physiologic data can be combined with artificial intelligence to characterize changes in a person's physiologic state…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies, Pulmonary Hypertension, Myocarditis; Acute or Subacute
- Trial name
- OMNIPHYS (NCT07814118)
- Testing
- OMNIPHYS Multimodal Ultrasound Imaging System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Truway Health, Inc.