Clinical trials: Distension
Chronic Sinusitis
In-office Placement of the Propel Mini Sinus Implant in the Frontal Sinus Ostia
A randomized controlled trial
- Trial name
- FRONTIER (NCT02880514)
- Testing
- PROPEL Mini Sinus Implant, Balloon Sinus Dilation Alone
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intersect ENT
Menopause
Vascular Effect of Tibolone in the Brachial Artery
The interruption of the secretion of sex steroids occurring during menopause, causes a change in vascular pattern at various levels. As a result, several agencies have side effects that interfere with women's health.
- Trial name
- TDILA (NCT01543399)
- Testing
- Tibolone
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selmo Geber
Aortic Dissection
The Roles of Intraluminal Pressure and the Dilation of Tunica Media in the Development of Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection is defined as the separation of aortic medial lamellae. It is unknown why some aortic dissection are limited in extent while other aortic dissection extend extensively.
- Trial name
- NCT03030521
- Testing
- the aortic delamination test
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital
Urethral Stricture
Memokath® 044TW Stent for Treatment of Urethral Stricture
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the placement of a temporary urethral stent for up to 12 months, following dilation or internal urethrotomy (cutting open), results in a higher rate of urethral patency during the first…
- Trial name
- NCT00270504
- Testing
- Memokath stenting
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Pnn Medical DK
SLE, Cardiovascular Diseases
Flow Mediated Dilation in Association With Hyperuricemia
Assess cardiovascular affection and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus using the non invasive flow mediated dilation.
- Conditions
- SLE, Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT05342285
- Testing
- Flow mediated dilation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lymph Node Mass
Relationship Between the Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lymph Node Morphology and Lymphatics Drainage
To observe the relationship between the activity of rheumatoid arthritis and popliteal/epitrochlear lymph node morphology and the drainage of hand/foot superficial lymphatic vessels
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lymph Node Mass, Lymphatic Vessel; Dilatation
- Trial name
- NCT02876874
- Testing
- indocyanine green(ICG)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pain During Outpatient Hysteroscopy, Pain Reduction in Outpatient Hysteroscopy
Warm Versus Room Temperature Saline as a Uterine Distension Medium for Pain Reduction in Women Undergoing Outpatient Hysteroscopy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether using warmed saline at 37°C during outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy can reduce pain compared with room-temperature saline.
- Trial name
- NCT07773376
- Testing
- Warmed Saline at 37 degrees celsius, Room-Temperature Normal Saline
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reem Mohamed
Keratoconus, Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Safety and Effectiveness of the PXL-Platinum 330 System for CXL Using Riboflavin Solution
Safety and Effectiveness of the PXL-Platinum 330 System for Corneal Collagen Cross-linking in Eyes With Corneal Thinning Conditions
- Conditions
- Keratoconus, Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration, Corneal Degeneration, Corneal Ectasia
- Trial name
- NCT04177082
- Testing
- PXL-330 Platinum device for crosslinking with Peschke riboflavin solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Cornea Associates of Texas
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dyspepsia
Treatment of Functional Abdominal Distension
Background. Abdominal distention is produced by an abnormal somatic postural tone. We developed an original biofeedback technique based on electromyography-guided control of abdominothoracic muscular activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04043208
- Testing
- Biofeedback
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Pupillary Dilation Effect During Cycloplegic Refraction
Comparing Efficacy and Safety of CTO0303 in Pediatric Subjects
This is a prospective randomized study compared with active control arm.
- Trial name
- NCT06609525
- Testing
- CTO0303-A, CTO0303-B, CTO0303-C
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taejoon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Aortic Stenosis, TAVI(Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation)
Dilation Optimisation for Uniform Bioprosthetic Leaflet Expansion
The goal of this clinical trial is to discover if routine 'double tap' balloon post-dilation improves valve expansion and clinical outcomes in adults undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) with the SAPIEN…
- Trial name
- ACE-DOUBLE (NCT07430267)
- Testing
- 'Double tap' balloon post-dilation
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- The Alfred
Atherosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease
Vitamin D Supplementation in CKD - Vascular Function, Structure and Immune Regulation
A pilot study to assess feasibility of methods of an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D supplementation in Chronic Kidney Disease and low vitamin D levels on markers of vascular function (Flow…
- Trial name
- NCT04380467
- Testing
- Vitamin D (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Esophageal Stricture, Fat Graft
Feasibility and Therapeutic Potential of Free Fat Grafts in the Treatment of Esophageal Strictures (ESOGRAFT)
In this study the investigators investigate the feasibility and therapeutic potential of free autologous fat grafting combined to dilation therapy in the treatment of benign esophageal strictures.
- Trial name
- ESOGRAFT (NCT04221867)
- Testing
- Stricture dilation with CRE balloon, Autologous fat grafting
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hannes Kortekangas
Systolic Chronic Heart Failure, Congestion, Venous
Ultrasound-assessed Internal Jugular Vein Distensibility in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure (US-IJVD in CHF)
Prospective validation of the ultrasound-assessed internal jugular vein distensibility (JVD) ratio to identify patients with systolic chronic heart failure and right atrial pressure (RAP) of 7 or less mmHg measured by the right…
- Conditions
- Systolic Chronic Heart Failure, Congestion, Venous, Advanced Heart Failure
- Trial name
- US-IJVD-CHF (NCT03874312)
- Testing
- Linear ultrasound (US) assessment of the internal jugular vein
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Niguarda Hospital
Thrombosis, Menopause
Exercise Training and Thrombotic Risk in Post-menopausal Women
At menopausal transition, the risk of cardiovascular diseases increases. This is partly due to aging, but largely also the loss of estrogen, which has many positive effects on the circulation and protects against cardiovascular…
- Conditions
- Thrombosis, Menopause, Exercise Training, Vascular Dilation
- Trial name
- TIME (NCT04596501)
- Testing
- Early and late postmenopausal women
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Healthy Participants
Pupillary Dilation Reflex in Healthy Volunteers
This a single site, observational study that will examine how the pupil responds to neurostimulation under different conditions in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07746167
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Healthy
The Vascular and Cognitive Effects of Chronic High-flavanol Intake in Healthy Males
A randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel human dietary intervention trial conducted in 33 healthy males to investigate the vascular and cognitive effects of bi-daily consumption of high-flavanol (epicatechin-rich) milk…
- Trial name
- NCT02789761
- Testing
- High-flavanol milk choocolate, Low-flavanol milk chocolate
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Arteriovenous Fistula
Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Tri-wire Balloon for Treatment of Dysfunctional AV Fistula
This prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Tri-wire Peripheral Balloon Dilatation Catheter compared to a standard PTA Catheter in treating subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT04393688
- Testing
- Combination Product: Tri-wire Peripheral Balloon Dilatation Catheter
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- BrosMed Medical Co., Ltd
Keratoconus, Ectasia
A Study to Test the Diagnostic Potential of Brillouin Microscopy for Corneal Ectasia
We have developed novel Brillouin microscopy and we are testing its potential for keratoconus and ectasia diagnostics. We plan to perform axial scans of the cornea in human volunteers in order to compare biomechanical properties…
- Conditions
- Keratoconus, Ectasia, Crosslinking, Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT02118922
- Testing
- Brillouin imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Common Bile Duct Stones
Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilatation Versus Mechanical Lithotripsy for Large Stones
Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) combined with large balloon dilation (LBD) has been increasingly accepted as alternative method for removal of large bile duct stones.
- Trial name
- NCT02666820
- Testing
- Large balloon dilatation, Mechanical lithotripsy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University