Clinical trials: Cardiac Ultrasound
Coronary Atherosclerosis
CRESTOR Athero Imaging Head to Head IVUS Study
A 104-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, multi-center Phase IIIb study comparing the effects of treatment with rosuvastatin 40 mg or atorvastatin 80 mg on atherosclerotic disease burden as measured by intravascular…
- Trial name
- SATURN (NCT00620542)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
- Where
- 195 sites in United States, Argentina and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 2,333 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
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
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
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
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
Cardiovascular Disease
A Study of the Effect of Dalcetrapib on Artherosclerotic Disease in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
This multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the effect of dalcetrapib 600 mg on artherosclerotic disease progression, lipid profile and biomarker profile and long-term safety profile of…
- Trial name
- NCT01059682
- Testing
- Dalcetrapib
- Where
- 110 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 936 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source, Transient Ischemic Attack
RoBotic TCD Ultrasound BubbLe Study Compared to Transthoracic Echocardiography for Detection of Right to Left Shunt
This study is a multi-center, prospective, single-arm, non-significant risk (NSR) device study in which up to 150 evaluable subjects with suspicion of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) will be evaluated with NB-IS TCD…
- Conditions
- Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source, Transient Ischemic Attack, Right-To-Left Atrial Shunt, Patent Foramen Ovale
- Trial name
- BUBL (NCT04604015)
- Testing
- NeuralBot Investigational System, Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- NeuraSignal Inc dba NovaSignal
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
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
Surgery, Cardiac
Contract-Relax (CR) Technique in the Management of Diaphragmatic Paresis After Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative respiratory complications are common complications of patients after cardiac surgery and increase morbidity and mortality and hospital length of stay.
- Trial name
- COREDIA (NCT05068219)
- Testing
- Usual physical therapy, Contract-Relax technique
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Postoperative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Pain Control in the Abdominal Surgery
Postoperative analgesia is an important part of the anesthetic care. According to the recent studies, multimodal analgesia can provide better analgesia \& patient satisfaction with fewer side effect.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02029755)
- Testing
- transversus abdominis plane block, local infiltration, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Defect
A Pilot Study of Optic Nerve Ultrasound Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the incidence of subtle increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), measured by non-invasive…
- Trial name
- NCT03757312
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Corridore
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
The Lipid-Rich Plaque Study
The purpose of this study is to enhance medical knowledge of the causes of future coronary problems. Many studies in patients who have already experienced a coronary problem point to the danger associated with plaques that are…
- Trial name
- LRP (NCT02033694)
- Testing
- NIRS-IVUS Imaging (TVC Imaging System)
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Italy and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,563 people
- Sponsor
- Infraredx
Cardiac Catheterization, Blood Pressure
Noninvasive Real-time Intracardiac Pressure Measurements Using Subharmonic Ultrasound
This study will use contrast echocardiography to assess the accuracy of a new non-invasive imaging method for subharmonic aided pressure estimation (SHAPE) compared to simultaneously acquired intra-cardiac pressures measured…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Catheterization, Blood Pressure, Heart Ventricles, Echocardiography
- Trial name
- NCT03245255
- Testing
- Sonazoid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
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
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
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
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary Atherosclerosis
Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
The study will assess the change in coronary atherosclerotic disease as determined by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for aliskiren compared to placebo when given in addition to standard therapy in patients with coronary artery…
- Trial name
- AQUARIUS (NCT00853827)
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- 129 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals