Clinical trials: Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardiorenal Syndrome, Acute Kidney Injury
Effect on Kidney Function Recovery Guiding Decongestion With VExUS in Patients With Cardiorenal Syndrome 1
During cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1) vascular congestion is the major contributor to worsening renal function, but promoting decongestion with routine clinical evaluation is ineffective in some patients.
- Conditions
- Cardiorenal Syndrome, Acute Kidney Injury, Decompensated Heart Failure, Fluid Overload
- Trial name
- NCT05927285
- Testing
- Vexus, Control group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFmrEF
US Benchmarking Clinical Study
The goal of this observational study is to measure shear wave velocity (SWV) in patients with non-reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy, with or without transthyretin…
- Conditions
- HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFmrEF, ATTR-CM (Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy), Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- EMS-CT-1 (NCT07215715)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- eMyosound SAS
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure
Prognostic Value of Lung Ultrasound in ST Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (LUS-AMI)
The purpose of this study is to asses the prognostic value of lung ultrasound in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.
- Trial name
- LUS-AMI (NCT04526535)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Cardiac Disease, Surgery
Parasternal Block Combined With Rectus Sheath Block for Cardiac Surgery Under Sternotomy
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effect of ultrasound guided bilateral Parasternal Nerve Block combined with rectus sheath block on preoperative analgesia, opioid consumption and respiratory function…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Surgery, Analgesia, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- PARARECTUS (NCT05764616)
- Testing
- PARASTERNAL BLOCK, LOCAL INFILTRATION OF DRAINAGE EXIT SITES, RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Surgery Stress
The Effects of Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block on Surgery-related Stress Response in Cardiac Surgery With ERAS
Surgery-induced pain reveals its own metabolic and inflammatory responses, resulting in a further increase in noxious pathways that are already occurring.
- Trial name
- NCT04924335
- Testing
- Erector spinae plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
Therapeutic Use of Contrast Ultrasound in Acute Coronary Artery Disease
Preclinical studies have demonstrated that high mechanical index (MI) impulses from a diagnostic ultrasound (DUS) transducer during an intravenous microbubble infusion (sonothrombolysis) can restore epicardial and microvascular…
- Trial name
- HUBBLE-I (NCT04732091)
- Testing
- Therapeutic ultrasound with 20 usec
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Fluid Therapy, Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Internal Jugular Vein Ultrasound Measures and Fluid Responsiveness in Post-Operative Cardiac Surgical Patients
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether measures of the size of the internal jugular vein have clinical utility in predicting whether patients may benefit from treatment with intravenous fluid.
- Trial name
- NCT00500981
- Testing
- Volume challenge, Ultrasound evaluation of internal jugular vein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cardiac Disease, Heart Failure
Interactive Guided Ultrasound Examinations Done by Non-experts of Ultrasound Imaging
This prospective study is a pilot study for evaluating a guidance system that aims to facilitate high-quality echocardiographic acquisitions.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ischemia
- Trial name
- EPISODE (NCT03642730)
- Testing
- TransThoracic Echocardiography imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
USCOM For Assessing Patients With COPD
Objective The Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) is a non-invasive, quantitative method for measuring and monitoring cardiovascular haemodynamic parameters in patients. The aims of this study are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02329522
- Testing
- Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor, Spirometry
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Cardiac and Aortic Surgery
Echography to Predict Radial Artery Catheterization Failure (EPRAC)
In patients undergoing cardiac or aortic surgery, the placement of a radial KTA is sometimes difficult, the purpose of this study is to do an ultrasound in order to evaluate the diagnostic values of the internal diameter of the…
- Trial name
- EPRAC (NCT04730479)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Evaluation of Fontan-associated Hepatic Stiffness and the Efficacy of Udenafil in Reducing Liver Stiffness
A study to evaluate the efficacy of MZ101 therapy in reducing liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- FALD (NCT03430583)
- Testing
- Udenafil
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Epicardial Echocardiography of Coronary Anastomoses Using the Echoclip Device
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether use of the echoclip device (an ultrasound transducer positioning device which can stabilize the involved part of the myocardium on the beating heart) facilitates imaging of coronary…
- Trial name
- NCT02919124
- Testing
- Echoclip
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome
MDCO-216 Infusions Leading to Changes in Atherosclerosis: A Novel Therapy in Development to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes - Proof of Concept Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), Lipids, and Other Surrogate Biomarkers Trial
This study will be a proof-of-concept, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial in participants with a recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to evaluate the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability, disease…
- Trial name
- PILOT (NCT02678923)
- Testing
- MDCO-216
- Where
- 20 sites in Canada, Czechia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Coronary Artery Stenosis
Main Branch Versus Side Branch Ostial Lesion
The investigators studied the relations between coronary angiography (CAG), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) in coronary ostial lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01335659
- Testing
- Fractional flow reserve, IVUS
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Clinical Echocardiography and S' Wave for Early Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department, A Prospective Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) S' wave in detecting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in adult patients presenting to the emergency department…
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- CLEAR_ECHO (NCT06860997)
- Testing
- Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) S' Wave Echocardiography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Coronary Artery Disease
Role of Intracoronary Imaging in Plaque Identification
NSTE-ACS patients are more likely to exhibit high-risk plaque characteristics in non-culprit lesions. Both IVUS and OCT imaging techniques interact in a complementary manner to provide morphological characterization of the…
- Trial name
- NCT03953040
- Testing
- intracoronary imaging (IVUS, OCT)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
STEMI
Intravascular Ultrasound Versus Angiography Guided Drug-coated Balloon Treatment for STEMI Patients：a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the difference in late luminal loss (LLL) at 9-month after drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) versus angiography for ST-segment elevated…
- Trial name
- NCT04475978
- Testing
- IVUS-guide DCB PTCA, Angio-guide DCB PTCA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University
Accidental Puncture of Artery During Catheter Insertion
Ultrasound Guided Technique for Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheterization in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the success rate using ultrasound as guidance during central venous cannulation in pediatric cardiac surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02687126
- Testing
- Central Venous Catheterization
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre
Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Disease
Deploying Novel Imaging Modalities Towards a Three-dimensional (3D) CARDIOvascular PATHology
The goal of the 3D-CARDIOPATH study is to investigate the potential added value of emerging 3D imaging modalities by imaging ex vivo cardiac specimens (diseased coronary arteries, calcific aortic valves, and thrombotic materials)…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Calcification, STEMI
- Trial name
- 3D-CARDIOPATH (NCT05975567)
- Testing
- Three-dimensional imaging of the collected cardiac specimens
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Weaning Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Weaning-induced Pulmonary Edema
Ultrasound Evaluation of Cardiac Function During Spontaneous Breathing Trials
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the evolution of a cardiac ultrasound index (E/E') during 3 spontaneous breathing trials in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) adults (over 18 years) patients at risk for weaning failure.
- Conditions
- Weaning Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Weaning-induced Pulmonary Edema, Weaning Failure of Mechanical Ventilation, Spontaneous Breathing Test
- Trial name
- ATARI (NCT06923267)
- Testing
- No Pressure Support No Positive End Expiratory Pressure Spontaneous Breathing Trial, Pressure Support Spontaneous Breathing trial, Humidified High Flow Spontaneous Breathing Trial
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans