Clinical trials: Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Superficial Lymphadenopathy
Elastography in Superficial Lymphadenopathy
Evaluation of the role of Ultrasound Elastography in differentiation between benign and malignant lymph nodes and its additional information over the classic gray scale and color Doppler ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT04561999
- Testing
- Elastography
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Liver Diseases, Liver Cirrhosis
Non-invasive Ultrasound Diagnosis of Chronic Liver Diseases in Hepatology Consultation
Early screening and monitoring of chronic liver diseases in hepatology practice has become crucial. To achieve this goal, hepatology clinics need simple and available tools at the point-of-care to perform disease severity…
- Conditions
- Liver Diseases, Liver Cirrhosis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Trial name
- DIACEPA (NCT04782050)
- Testing
- Ultrasound liver assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- E-Scopics
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
MRE for Assessment of Histopathological Growth Patterns in Colorectal Liver Metastases
The goal of this study is to investigate the value of MR elastography-based SII as a means of detecting HGP noninvasively in patients with pathology-proven CRLM.
- Trial name
- NCT06208397
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography and routine MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Subepithelial Gastrointestinal Tumors
SUNNYDAY: SUbepithelialgastroiNtestiNal Tumors Detection,accuracYDiAgnosis,ElastographY and Contrast-enhanced EUS
This will be a longitudinal, prospective, observational multicenter study where the role of EUS-E will be examined in differentiating subepithelial gastrointestinal tumors in 138 patients
- Trial name
- SunnyDay021 (NCT06324032)
- Testing
- EUS Elastography (EUS-E)
- Where
- 7 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia
Liver Fibrosis
Evaluation of Innovative Ultrasonic Techniques for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Viral Hepatitis B or C
The non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis B and C is now entering clinical practice. It is based on blood tests, especially FibroMetre® and Fibrotest® and on elastography with the Fibroscan®.
- Trial name
- FIBRECHO (NCT01537965)
- Testing
- Fibroscan® of Echosens, Aixplorer® of Supersonic Imagine, Aplio XG of Toshiba, QRS software developed by Pr I.Bricault, Acuson S2000 of Siemens
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Healthy Volunteers, Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Non-Invasive Quantitative Imaging of Human Local Arterial Wall Elasticity Using Supersonic Shear Imaging
Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Most of existing technique need dedicated device for arterial stiffness evaluation and indirect calculation of intra arterial pressure.
- Trial name
- ULTRAFASTECHO (NCT01096264)
- Testing
- SSI and SphygmoCor® evaluations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Acne Vulgaris, Isotretinoin
Investigation of the Effect of Oral Isotretinoin on Skin Thickness and Elasticity in Patients With Atrophic Acne Scar
Acne scar is a common complication of acne vulgaris (AV). Early and effective treatment of AV has a crucial role in managing both acne and acne scarring.
- Conditions
- Acne Vulgaris, Isotretinoin, Atrophic Acne Scar
- Trial name
- NCT05413200
- Testing
- Isotretinoin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
Adhesive Capsulitis
Shear Wave Elastography in Adhesive Capsulitis
This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of sonoelastography in the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis in patients with a clinical prediagnosis of adhesive capsulitis (AC) and inferior glenohumeral capsuloligamentous complex…
- Trial name
- NCT05920239
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Sonoelastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar State Hospital
Respiratory Function Loss, Respiratory Complication
A Study to Investigate the Effects of Opioid Exposure on the Ability of the Diaphragm Muscle
The purpose of this study is to evaluate opioid dose effects on the ability of the diaphragm muscle to generate higher force behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05856136
- Testing
- Fentanyl Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Function Using Ultrasonic Elastography
The goal of observational study is to evaluation of skeletal muscle function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before and after lung rehabilitation training using ultrasonic elastography in Chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT05805332
- Testing
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Pain, Lipedema
The Relationship of Shear Wave Elastography Findings With Pain Threshold and Quality of Life in Patients With Lipedema
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between disease severity and subcutaneous tissue shearwave elastography findings with pain threshold and quality of life in patients diagnosed with lipedema.
- Trial name
- NCT06196619
- Testing
- SWE:B-mode ultrasound and subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography at three level
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Temporomandibular Disorders
Shear Wave Sonoelastography in the Diagnosis and Management of the Masseter Muscles Disorders
Contemporary medicine lacks sensitive and objective diagnostic methods for the evaluation of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
- Trial name
- NCT03844854
- Testing
- Stabilization occlusal splint and manual therapy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Pudendal Nerve, Healthy Women
Pelvic Floor Shear-Wave Elastography in Healthy and Pudendal Neuralgia Women
This study will compare superficial pelvic floor shear-wave elastography between healthy women and women with pudendal neuralgia.
- Trial name
- ELANEP (NCT07458737)
- Testing
- Pelvic floor shear wave elastography, Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-Short Form 7 (PFIQ-7), Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Steatosis
The Sonic Incytes Liver Incyte System, Assessment of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis
Evaluate the feasibility of the Liver Incyte system for liver elasticity measurement in healthy volunteers and patients with liver fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03957070
- Testing
- Liver Incyte
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonic Incytes
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
A Clinical Study on Using Multimodal Ultrasound to Assess Muscle Mass in Metabolic Diseases
This study aims to evaluate the clinical value of multimodal ultrasound for assessing muscle mass in patients with metabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and simple obesity.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Sarcopenia, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07836088
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital
Artificial Intelligence, Ultrasonography
Assessment of Liver Diseases Using a Deep-Learning Approach Based on Ultrasound RF-Data
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the performance of neuronal networks trained on ultrasonic raw Data (=radiofrequency data) for the assessment of liver diseases in patients undergoing a clinical ultrasound examination.
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence, Ultrasonography, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Liver Diseases
- Trial name
- LivSPECTRUS (NCT06317181)
- Testing
- Collection of elastography data, Collection of ultrasonic raw data
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Gastroesophageal Varices Hemorrhage
Color Doppler US and TE as Predictors for Presence of Gastroesophageal Varices and Variceal Bleeding in Patients With LC
The aim of the study is to evaluate the ability of Doppler ultrasonography of the portal vein and liver stiffness measurement using Transient Elestoghraphy in predicting prescence of gastroesophageal variceal and variceal…
- Trial name
- NCT05891184
- Testing
- color doppler ultrasound, transient elastography, upper endoscopy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Liver Fibrosis
Rapid Breath-hold Quantitative Macromolecular Proton Fraction Imaging for Liver Fibrosis
Chronic liver disease is a major health problem worldwide. Liver fibrosis is a key feature in most chronic liver diseases. When identified early, liver fibrosis may be reversible.
- Trial name
- NCT04429100
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chronic Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis
Transient Elastography to Assess Liver Fibrosis and Portal Hypertension in HCV Cirrhotic Patients Treated With New Antiviral Drugs (SPLEEN-C)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of sustained virological response in liver and spleen stiffness in patients with HCV compensated advanced chronic liver disease treated with new all oral antiviral drugs in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- SPLEEN-C (NCT02439567)
- Testing
- Fibroscan: Liver and Spleen elastography
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Chronic Hepatitis B, Chronic Hepatitis C
Assessment of Liver FIBROsis by Real-time Tissue ELASTography in Chronic Liver Disease
This is a multi-center cross-sectional study in which the Real-time Tissue Elastography® measurements will be collected prospectively from patients with chronic hepatitis B or C virus presenting for liver biopsy.
- Trial name
- FIBROELAST (NCT01360879)
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Kindai University