Clinical trials: Diagnostic Imaging Utilization, open to volunteers
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial
This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effects of stress ball use and empathic verbal communication with therapeutic touch on anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing mammography and breast…
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain, Breast Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT07562828
- Testing
- Stress Ball, Empathic Verbal-Tactile Intervention
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Critical Illness, Elevated Left Atrial Pressure
The Use of Single-Beat TE-e' in Evaluation of Left Atrial Pressure in Critically Ill Patients: The TELAP-ICU Trial
This study evaluates a new single-beat echocardiographic technique (TE-e', the time difference between the onset of the mitral inflow E wave and the septal e' wave on tissue Doppler imaging) for estimating left atrial pressure…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Elevated Left Atrial Pressure, Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction, Echocardiography
- Trial name
- TELAP-ICU (NCT07820319)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Carotid Artery Stenosis Symptomatic, Ischemic Cerebral Infarction
Clinical Impact of Using IMPROVE to Select Patients for Carotid Revascularisation
Narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis with an unstable plaque can cause a stroke. Patients with carotid artery disease who have had a TIA or minor stroke and are at high risk of another stroke are often treated…
- Conditions
- Carotid Artery Stenosis Symptomatic, Ischemic Cerebral Infarction, Stroke Ischemic, Atheroscleroses
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT07556887)
- Testing
- IMPROVE Risk Model
- Where
- 10 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Respiratory Disorders
Use of Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Lung Imaging in Adults for Calibration
The goal of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe (xenon) gas MRI for regional assessment of lung function in a normal population of adults for the purposes of obtaining optimal images through MRI.
- Trial name
- HpXeMRCal (NCT02316379)
- Testing
- Hyperpolarized 129 Xenon, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Plastic Surgery
Leica Microsystems Sponsored Study to Collect and Confirm Clinical Data on the Performance of the GLOW800 Device When Used in Accordance With Its Intended Use.
This post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) study aims to confirm the safety and performance of the GLOW800 surgical microscope accessory when used in conjunction with the ARveo8x surgical microscope.
- Conditions
- Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgical Procedure, Cerebrovascular Disorder
- Trial name
- IMED-GLOW800 (NCT07164040)
- Testing
- The GLOW800, a non-contact, non-invasive device, allows the surgical microscope ARveo 8 and ARveo 8X to produce excitation light and resolve fluorescence emission from the fluorescent agent ICG
- Where
- 3 sites in Portugal, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
Prostate Cancer
Optimizing Prostate Cancer Treatment in Men With Advanced Local Disease
Multi-modality therapy that includes a brachytherapy implant improves outcomes in locally advanced prostate cancer when compared to other radiation-based treatments, but is also associated with more adverse side effects.
- Trial name
- OPTiMAL (NCT03836196)
- Testing
- LDR Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Thyroid Surgery, Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy
Use of the PTEye Device to Reduce Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy During Thyroid Surgery
Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy (IP) during thyroid surgery may lead to transient or permanent hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia, which represents significant morbidity.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Surgery, Inadvertent Parathyroidectomy, Enlarged Thyroid
- Trial name
- NCT06927245
- Testing
- PTeye Device
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- ProMedica Health System
Opiod Use Disorder
Vanderbilt Integrated Community TMS for Opioid Recovery
The main purpose of this study is to learn how stimulating a region in the brain influences craving and opioid use. The brain will be stimulated using TMS.
- Trial name
- VICTORY (NCT07457489)
- Testing
- Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Alcohol Use Disorder
Imaging CRF X NOP Interactions in Alcohol Use Disorder
This positron emission tomography imaging study uses [C-11]NOP-1A and hydrocortisone to image stress-modulating proteins in heavy drinking alcohol use disorder (AUD) subjects and healthy controls (HC).
- Trial name
- NCT07612631
- Testing
- Baseline [C-11]NOP-1A PET scan, Hydrocortisone, Post-hydrocortisone [C-11]NOP-1A PET scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rajesh Narendran
Stroke Hemorrhagic, Stroke, Ischemic
The Role of Cognition in Motor Learning After Stroke
Stroke leads to lasting problems in using the upper limb (UL) for everyday life activities. While rehabilitation programs depend on motor learning, UL recovery is less than ideal.
- Conditions
- Stroke Hemorrhagic, Stroke, Ischemic, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05268861
- Testing
- Error Augmentation Feedback, No Error Augmentation Feedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Opioid Use Disorder, Healthy
Adversity, Brain and Opioid Use Study
The way people process and remember information may be related to adverse childhood experiences and Opioid Use Disorder symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT06355778
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computer Tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alzheimer Disease
Study of Tau Imaging With the Use of [18F]MK-6240 Tracer
The recent development of a PET tracer,[18F]MK-6240(an[18F]tau imaging agent,CerveauTechnologies)that has high affinity for the human phosphorylated tau deposits in AD brain offers new opportunities to investigate tau pathology.
- Trial name
- MKADAD (NCT04104659)
- Testing
- MK 6240
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tammie L. S. Benzinger, MD, PhD
Alcohol Abuse, Craving
Using Neurofeedback to Understand the Relationship Between Stress and Alcohol Consumption
In this research project, the aim is to discover the role specific brain networks play in the relationship between stress reactions and the desire for alcohol and alcohol consumption.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Craving, Psychosocial Stressor, Neural Stress Response
- Trial name
- NeuStress (NCT06247306)
- Testing
- ScanSTRESS fMRI-paradigm (Streit et al., 2014), real-time fMRI neurofeedback
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Lung Cancer
The Use of Molecular Radiogenomics in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and the dominant histopathology is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
- Trial name
- NSCLC (NCT05541744)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Hyperparathyroidism, Primary
Autofluorescence in Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
The study aims to test if autofluorescence imaging (AF) is a useful surgical aid during parathyroidectomy (PTX) for primary hyperthyroidism (PHPT).
- Trial name
- NCT06230380
- Testing
- Surgery with autofluorescence
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Pancreatic Cancer
Preliminary Trial of SNA014 for Pancreatic Cancer
68Ga labeled Claudin 18.2 contrast agent combined with PET/CT for pancreatic cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07597772
- Testing
- 68Ga-NODAGA-SNA006
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- SmartNuclide Biopharma
Prostatic Neoplasms
Dose Escalation For INtraprostatic LEsions
External beam radiotherapy combined with androgen deprivation therapy is a standard treatment option for localized prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- DEFINE (NCT05851547)
- Testing
- Prostate SBRT with Focal Boost, Triptorelin Injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cannabis Use, Depression
Neural and Psychiatric Consequences of Cannabis Use in Adolescents
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of cannabis on brain function among adolescents with depression.
- Trial name
- Cann-Teen (NCT06941298)
- Testing
- Neuroimaging Investigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Carotid Artery Stenosis, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Stroke of CArotid Artery Bifurcation Origin Treated With Use oF the MicronEt-covered CGUARD (SAFEGUARD-STROKE)
Prospective, single-center, clinical registry of patients with acute stroke of carotid artery bifurcation origin undergoing endovascular treatment using the Micronet-covered CGUARD Stent to seal the culprit lesion under proximal…
- Trial name
- NCT05195658
- Testing
- Thrombectomy and Stenting under neuroprotection
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- John Paul II Hospital, Krakow
Menstrual Cycle, Hormonal Contraception
Oxytocin and Reward Processing in Women
Oxytocin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that is best known for its peripheral physiological effects in the female organism i.e., uterine contractions during birth.
- Trial name
- NCT06222749
- Testing
- Intranasal oxytocin administration
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Research Training Group 2804