Clinical trials: Carotid Plaque Imaging
Carotid Artery Plaque
Carotid Artery Plaque Vulnerability Assessment Using Ultrafast Ultrasound Techniques
Objective: To explore the association between spatio-temporal blood flow velocities (peak systole and end-diastole at prior-stenosis, at maximum stenosis, and post-stenosis) and carotid plaque vulnerability defined by histology…
- Trial name
- CAP-VALUE (NCT05218421)
- Testing
- Carotid ultrasound, Biospecimen collection and examination, Blood sample collection
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Rosiglitazone And Plaque Study for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
This is a phase IIIb, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coexisting vascular disease or hypertension. The total duration of the study will be approximately 60 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00231387
- Testing
- rosiglitazone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Carotid Arteries
TRACER [F-18] RDG-K5 Carotid Plaque Imaging Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the ability of a new investigational agent compound [F-18] labeled RGD-K5 to detect unstable atherosclerotic plaque in the carotid artery of subjects being considered for carotid…
- Trial name
- K5-C200 (NCT03364270)
- Testing
- PET/CT Imaging with [F-18] RGD-K5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Balaji Tamarappoo
Atherosclerosis
Technical Innovation Protocol for MR & US Plaque Imaging: Reproducibility.
The aim of this study is to develop non-invasive MRI, and MRS approaches that will quantify the plaque composition and lipid content of plaques and will have the potential for repeated in vivo measurements.
- Trial name
- NCT01196221
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque
[18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide PET/MRI in Carotid Artery Disease
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether [¹⁸F]AlF-OC PET/MRI can characterize and quantify inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Carotid Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07104487
- Testing
- [18F]AlF-OC
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Carotid Artery Diseases, Peripheral Arterial Disease
Study to Image Inflammatory Activity of a Fluorescence Imaging Agent in Excised Human Artery Plaques
Active inflammation plays a key role in causing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Since inflammation is so important in how these diseases start, are diagnosed, and treated, being able to see it…
- Trial name
- NCT06957821
- Testing
- Pegulicianine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Characterization of Carotid Plaque and Prediction of End-organ and Clinical Outcomes
The Canadian Atherosclerosis Imaging Network (CAIN) is a pan-canadian imaging network funded through grants from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
- Trial name
- NCT01440296
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Atherosclerotic Disease, Carotid, Carotid Endarterectomy
Evaluate the Precision of ABL-101 Perfluorocarbon and Fluorine-19 MRI for the Mapping of Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition and Inflammation in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
This study is aimed at patients suffering from carotid atherosclerosis. In the presence of atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries, one of the treatments that can be proposed is carotid endarterectomy, the aim of which is to…
- Trial name
- PARFUME (NCT06850324)
- Testing
- ABL-101 is administered at 3mL/kg body weight (to a notional maximum of 100kg, rounded to the nearest ml), at the rate of 15 mL/min (900ml/hour).
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Ruud van Heeswijk
Carotid Artery Diseases, Carotid Artery Plaque
The Carotid Artery Multi-modality Imaging Prognostic (CAMP) Study
Carotid artery disease is a main cause of ischemic stroke and vascular dementia, and a highly prevalent disease. There is uncertainty about the optimal management of patients with serendipitously or systematically detected…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Diseases, Carotid Artery Plaque, Carotid Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04679727
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Pisana
Carotid Plaque, Ischemic Stroke
Evaluation of Vulnerability of Carotid Plaques and Prediction of Cardio-Cerebrovascular Event Using Ultrasonic Imaging
This study included patients with carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques to conduct multimodal ultrasound examinations, aiming to establish a plaque vulnerability assessment model based on ultrasonic imaging indicators, clinical…
- Conditions
- Carotid Plaque, Ischemic Stroke, Cardiovascular Events
- Trial name
- NCT06473272
- Testing
- Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial
PET Imaging of Inflammation and Lipid Lowering Study
While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been used as an early marker of drug efficacy in numerous clinical cardiovascular drug trials, as a glucose analog, its signal in the vasculature…
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial, Atherosclerosis, Carotid Artery Plaque
- Trial name
- PIILL (NCT04073797)
- Testing
- Inclisiran, 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-MRI, Colchicine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Neurology
Assessment of Plaque Vulnerability Using a Novel Technique: Multi-spectral PhotoAcoustic Imaging.
Identification of intraplaque haemorrhage using MRI is technically demanding and sometimes uncomfortable. Photoacoustic imaging is a new non-invasive technique combining multi-wavelength infrared laser light and ultrasound…
- Trial name
- (CVENT-PAI) (NCT04763603)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Shear Wave Elastography for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
The goal of this prospective diagnostic accuracy cohort study is to compare the accuracy of carotid atherosclerotic plaques stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography (SWE) with greyscale median values (GSM), magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT06214429
- Testing
- Vascular Ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography, Greyscale Median
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Carotid Artery Plaque, Ischemic Stroke
18F FDG and 68Ga FAPI PET/MR Imaging of Carotid Artery Plaque Vulnerability: A Clinical Study in Carotid Artery Plaque Patients
Carotid atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the main cause of ischemic stroke attacks, and early and precise assessment of plaque vulnerability can prevent ischemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Plaque, Ischemic Stroke, PET / MR
- Trial name
- NCT07004673
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Carotid Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis
Telerobotic Ultrasound for Carotid Imaging - Feasibility Study
In this proposal, the investigators will demonstrate the feasibility and noninferiority of telerobotic ultrasonography as compared to traditional manual acquisition in performing a limited carotid Duplex examination and in…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atheromatous Plaques, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT05654935
- Testing
- Ultrasound for Carotid Arteries, Telerobotic Ultrasound for Carotid Arteries
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Established Carotid Atherosclerosis
Carotid Atherosclerosis Regression at Magnetic Resonance Assessment.
The primary objective of this randomized, double blind, placebo controlled pilot study is to determine if therapies aimed at lowering LDL cholesterol (HMGCoA reductase inhibitor - simvastatin) or increasing HDL cholesterol…
- Trial name
- NCT00307307
- Testing
- Niacin/simvastatin compared to simvastatin alone at 2 doses
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Atherosclerosis, Inflammatory Activity in Carotid Arteries
Effects of Crestor on Inflammation of Atherosclerotic Plaques
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 40 mg dose of rosuvastatin on carotid plaque inflammation measured with MRI and PET scanning, to evaluate whether these techniques are promising for future proof of…
- Trial name
- NCT00689416
- Testing
- rosuvastatin
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Carotid Plaque Imaging
Contrast Enhanced SWI for Carotid Plaque Imaging
This study aims to compare image-based characteristics of carotid walls between symptomatic side and the opposite side. The design of this study is phase IV, prospective observational study.
- Trial name
- NCT02749916
- Testing
- Methods of carotid wall imaging
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Hyun Seok Choi, M.D.
Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque
The Role of Large Artery Plaque Imaging Features in Predicting Inflammation and Cognition
The invesigators propose a clinical study on patients undergoing carotid surgery (endarterectomy). The invesigators will determine carotid artery imaging features associated with (1) vessel wall inflammation, (2) downstream brain…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Carotid Artery Plaque, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03068442
- Testing
- Imaging with flutemetamol F 18 PET/CT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Scott Mcnally
Carotid Stenosis
Evaluation of the Carotid Plaque Stability by Ultrafast-ultrasound Imaging (UF)
Unstable plaques are characterized by lower segmental stiffness and intimal neovascularization compared to stable plaques. Our objective is to determine the capacity of the elastographic parameters obtained by the UF to…
- Trial name
- UF-Plaques (NCT03234257)
- Testing
- UF-ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society