Clinical trials: Diagnostic Imaging Utilization
Melanoma
Pembrolizumab TX-naive Distant Mets Melanoma and Use of (C11-AMT) PET at Baseline as Imaging Biomarker
Explore the association between intensity of 11C-methyl-L-tryptophan (C11-AMT) positron emission tomography (PET) at baseline, as measured by mean standardized uptake value (SUVmax) at each lesion, total tumor metabolic volume…
- Trial name
- NCT03089606
- Testing
- FDG PET/CT scan, C11-AMT PET scan, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colonoscopy
The Use of Narrow Band Imaging in Screening Colonoscopy
Narrow band imaging (NBI) is an imaging technique that allows a better definition of capillary pattern and improves the contrast between adenomas and the surrounding mucosa.
- Trial name
- NCT00908648
- Testing
- Narrow Band Imaging
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Valduce Hospital
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Evaluation of the Pantheris Atherectomy System
A non-randomized, prospective, global clinical trial of the Avinger Pantheris System, an atherectomy device that provides directional visualization and imaging as an adjunct to fluoroscopy to aid removal of plaque in diseased…
- Trial name
- VISION (NCT01937351)
- Testing
- Pantheris System
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Avinger, Inc.
Pregnancy, Labor, Induced
Study of Ultrasound Imaging to Predict Time and Outcome in Pregnancies With Induced Labor
The aim of the study was to evaluate any possible associations between engagement and position of the fetal head and the outcome of labor in women with induced labor, and to compare the value of ultrasound measurements in…
- Trial name
- NCT00465998
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Alcohol Use Disorder
Orexin Receptor Antagonists as Modulators of Threat Sensitivity in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this double-blind clinical trial is to further explore if, how, and for whom orexin antagonism modifies brain-behavior stress targets in moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT05656534
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Substance-related Disorders
Women's Treatment and Early Recovery
Approximately 25 million Americans struggle with alcohol or drug problems annually. Abuse of alcohol and drugs is costly to our nation, exacting more than $428 billion in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health…
- Trial name
- MBRP-W (NCT02977988)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Brain and Recovery (B&R)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Chronic Pain, Opioid-use Disorder
Imaging the Effects of rTMS on Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with opioid use disorder on methadone maintenance therapy, and associated with problems related to psychosocial functioning, medical and psychiatric health, and substance craving and…
- Trial name
- NCT02687360
- Testing
- Active rTMS treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Celiac Disease
Evaluate the Use of Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI) for Celiac Disease in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
The goal of this research is to conduct a pilot clinical study to image Celiac disease characteristic mucosal lesions and compare Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI) images to histologic evaluation in children, adolescents…
- Trial name
- NCT01439035
- Testing
- MGH OFDI Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Metastatic
MSG Use With 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Imaging
18F-DCFPyL is an agent that binds to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA). Due to high levels of PSMA in prostate cancer, treatments targeting PSMA have been developed to deliver therapy to these specific target cells.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Metastatic, Prostatic Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03693742
- Testing
- 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT scan, MSG drink
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Skin Care
Study to Assess the Cosmetic Changes in the Facial Skin After Use of a Topical Retinoid Product in Participants With Moderate to Severe Photodamage
This study will assess the cosmetic changes of a cosmetic topical retinoid product in participants with moderate to severe photodamage utilizing non-invasive in vivo skin imaging instrumentation.
- Trial name
- NCT03302559
- Testing
- Retinol Complex 0.5, Facial cleanser, Moisturizing lotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Lung Carcinoma, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
18F-FSPG PET/CT in Imaging Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer or Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules
This clinical trial compares fluorine F 18 L-glutamate derivative BAY94-9392 (18F-FSPG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to the standard of care fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 (18F-FDG) PET/CT in imaging…
- Conditions
- Lung Carcinoma, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Cigarette Smoking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT02448225
- Testing
- Computed Tomography, fluorodeoxyglucose F-18, Fluorine F 18 L-glutamate Derivative BAY94-9392
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Alcohol Use Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Imaging GABAergic/Glutamatergic Drugs in Bipolar Alcoholics Alcoholics
The proposed 3-week, double-blind, crossover, proof of concept study aims to manipulate neurochemical dysfunctions characteristic of individuals with co-occurring BD and AUD (i.e., abnormally low prefrontal GABA and glutamate)…
- Trial name
- NCT03220776
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine, Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Breast Neoplasm Female, Breast Cancer
Fluorescence Imaging of Carcinoma During Breast Conserving Surgery
Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is performed on patients with breast cancer to resect and completely remove the cancer while conserving as much of the surrounding healthy tissue as possible.
- Trial name
- NCT04815083
- Testing
- Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride, Eagle V1.2 Imaging System
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- SBI ALApharma Canada, Inc.
Alcohol Use Disorder, Eligible to go Into the MRI Scanner
Clinical Intervention in Alcohol Use Disorder
Long-term abstinence from alcohol is supported by a compensatory mechanism in functional brain connectivity, a potential brain biomarker that could be an intervention target.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Eligible to go Into the MRI Scanner, Short-term Abstinence From Alcohol Use (2 Week Abstinent)
- Trial name
- NCT02168400
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis Dependence, Continuous
Brain Imaging of Cannabinoid Receptors
All participants will be healthy volunteers and all procedures will be completed for research purposes only. Two groups will be recruited, females who use cannabis (marijuana, MJ), and female who do not use cannabis (controls).
- Trial name
- NCT03204305
- Testing
- 11C-OMAR, Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
Cu64-DOTA-trastuzumab PET and Markers Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab + Pertuzum in HER2+ Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well copper Cu64-DOTA-trastuzumab positron emission tomography (PET) works in predicting response to treatment with trastuzumab and pertuzumab before surgery in patients with human epidermal growth…
- Conditions
- HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02827877
- Testing
- Copper Cu 64-DOTA-Trastuzumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pertuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Stimulant Use Disorder, Substance-related Disorders
Treating Stimulant Addiction With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to establish a new treatment (repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS)) for Veterans with stimulant use disorder (SUD).
- Trial name
- VA-StARTS (NCT04228276)
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Solid Tumor
A Feasibility Study for the Use of Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography in the Detection of Tumors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and potential of a new experimental imaging instrument called multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) to detect tumors and lymph nodes with tumors.
- Trial name
- OU-SCC-MSOT (NCT04365413)
- Testing
- MSOT Device, Temperature Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
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
Nicotine Dependence
Imaging Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Tobacco Smokers and Nonsmokers
The goal is to examine sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in tobacco smokers and nonsmokers.
- Trial name
- NCT02348385
- Testing
- Amphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University