Clinical trials: Diagnostic Role
Abdominal Pain
Randomized Study Evaluating the Role of Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in the Management of the Acute Abdomen
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether surgeon-performed ultrasound as a supplement to clinical investigation when a patient presents with abdominal pain in the emergency department can improve the management of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00550511
- Testing
- Surgeon-performed ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
We aim to o evaluate the role of conventional and advanced MRI sequences in diagnosis of idiopathic temporal lobe epilepsy including identification and lateralization of epileptogenic focus.
- Trial name
- NCT03643471
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Diagnosing Patients With Liver Cancer Undergoing Yttrium-90 Radioembolization
This pilot clinical trial studies how well contrast-enhanced ultrasound in diagnosing patients with liver cancer who are undergoing Yttrium-90 radioembolization.
- Trial name
- NCT03300401
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid Microspheres, Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Microspheres, Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Interleukin 12, Interleukin 23
Role of IL 12 and IL 23 as Potential Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Early Crohn's Disease
This study aims to evaluate the role of Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23 as potential biomarkers in the diagnosis of early Crohn's disease.
- Conditions
- Interleukin 12, Interleukin 23, Biomarker, Diagnosis
- Trial name
- NCT06844565
- Testing
- Immunohistochemistry procedure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Salivary Gland Diseases
Role of US,Doppler in Major Salivary Gland Diseases
To evaluate the role of gray scale and Doppler ultrasound in characterizing of parotid and submandibular gland lesions in comparison to biopsy if needed
- Trial name
- NCT03746730
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Lupus Erythematosus
Study of the Role of Soluble Forms of RAGE (sRAGE/esRAGE) as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is the most common systemic autoimmune disease. The clinical manifestations are severe and affect multiple target organs such as the kidney, central nervous system, skin, heart and joints.
- Trial name
- R-PA14098 (NCT02891213)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Pulmonary Hypertension
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Pulmonary Perfusion
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare severe disease leading to cardiac insufficiency. Treatment depends on the severity of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01100008
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The Role of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the Management of Concussion
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of a Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) examination in identifying participants diagnosed with concussion who display a directional preference compared to who don't display a…
- Trial name
- NCT05859815
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Breast Cancer
PET Imaging to Determine the Role of PET in the Assessment of Regional Disease in Breast Cancer (PET PREDICT Trial)
The overall goal of this study is to determine how FDG-PET can be incorporated into the assessment of the axilla in the staging and treatment of women with early stage breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00201942
- Testing
- PET scan
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Stomach Neoplasms
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Endoscopic Diagnosis of Esophagogastric Junctional Adenocarcinoma：A Single Center, Case-control, Diagnostic Study
This is a single center, case-control, diagnostic study.The aim of this study is to use deep learning methods to retrospectively analyze the imaging data of gastrointestinal endoscopy in Qilu Hospital, and construct an artificial…
- Trial name
- NCT05819099
- Testing
- An Intelligent Endoscopic Diagnosis System Developed and Verified Based on Deep Learning
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Pleural Effusion
Role of Cryobiopsy in Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, size and quality of the specimens obtained by cryoprobe in comparison to those specimens obtained by flexible forceps during medical thoracoscopy in diagnosis of pleural…
- Trial name
- NCT03828903
- Testing
- Cryoprobe
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Giant Cell Arteritis
Temporal Artery Biopsy vs ULtrasound in Diagnosis of GCA (TABUL)
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) causes inflammation and narrowing of blood vessels and can cause blindness in one third of patients. It is important that a prompt, accurate diagnosis of GCA is made and treatment given as steroids for…
- Trial name
- TABUL (NCT00974883)
- Testing
- Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries, Temporal artery biopsy
- Where
- 27 sites in Germany, Ireland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Coronary Artery Disease
Stress Echocardiography Versus Exercise ECG (ExECG) in Women With Chest Pain
The overall question the investigators would like to help answer is whether SE with or without MCE data can be widely used as a first line investigation in women with no previous history of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) who…
- Trial name
- NCT02346565
- Testing
- Exercise ECG, Stress Echocardiography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Females Undergoing PGD Technology for Medical Conditions
Isolation of Cell Free Fetal DNA From Spent Culture Medium and Its Potential Role for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).
Preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal screening is, at present, the most reliable method to assess the genetic status of preimplantation embryos.
- Trial name
- NCT06084377
- Testing
- Preimplantation Genetic Screening
- Where
- Syria
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Damascus University
Bipolar Disorder
The Role of Molecules in Blood Cells for Diagnosing Bipolar Disorders
The goal of this project is to study ~45 molecules in blood cells that may differentiate patients with bipolar disorder from healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02804334
- Testing
- Psychiatric Questionnaires, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Testicular Cancer
Circulating microRNAs in Small Testicular Masses and Retroperitoneal Post-chemotherapy Residual Masses.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of circulating microRNAs in detecting the presence of germ cell cancer in patients with small testicular mass or retroperitoneal post-chemotherapy residual mass…
- Trial name
- SEARCH-1 (NCT06620016)
- Testing
- Circulating microRNAs.
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Erectile Dysfunction
Role of Intima-media Thickness in Determining Arteriogenic Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT03038659
- Testing
- Penile Duplex
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adam International Hospital
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnosis
Role of MRI in the Early Diagnosis and Management of Acute Stroke and Its Impact on Turnaround Time in Emergency Settings
This study aims to evaluate the role of stroke protocol in the early diagnosis and management of acute stroke and its effect on turnaround time (TAT) in emergency settings.
- Conditions
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnosis, Management, Acute Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07138768
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Intracranial Hypertension, Increased Intracranial Pressure
Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter for Detecting Raised Intracranial Pressure
Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) is a serious medical emergency that requires prompt recognition to prevent brain damage. While invasive pressure monitoring and brain CT scans are commonly used, bedside transorbital…
- Conditions
- Intracranial Hypertension, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Brain Edema, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07799714
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
MRI Defecography, ODS
Role of MRI Defecography in Diagnosis of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
The aim of the study was to assess the advantages of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging defecography to elucidate the underlying anatomic and pathophysiologic background in obstructed defecation patients to guide physicians in…
- Trial name
- NCT03841006
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alshimaa Abdalkreem