Clinical trials: Elastography
Elastography, Fibrosis, Liver
The Use of the Transient Elastography Paediatric Probe, Compared to the M Probe, Indirect Biomarkers and Histology
The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability, reproducibility and accuracy of the paediatric probe of transient elastography in detecting liver fibrosis in children, besides its limitations and side effects.
- Conditions
- Elastography, Fibrosis, Liver, Pediatrics, Chronic Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04380493
- Testing
- hepatic transient elastography using S probe and M probe
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Liver Fibrosis
Liver Fibrosis Assessment With ShearWave Elastography
Chronic liver disease/fibrosis can be the result of various causes, and the result is that the liver tissue becomes stiff. ShearWave™ elastography, available on the Aixplorer® ultrasound system, is a method that can be used to…
- Trial name
- NCT02181452
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, China and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 2,333 people
- Sponsor
- SuperSonic Imagine
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Efficacy Study of Diacerein on Glycemic Control and Liver Fat in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects
This study is conducted to test the hypothesis that in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic adults treatment with diacerein will improve glycemic control and will reduce liver fat within a 24 month period.
- Trial name
- DGCLFT2DM (NCT02242149)
- Testing
- Diacerein
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Plantar Fasciitis
Electrolysis in Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Aim of the Study The aim of this study is to investigate the differential effects of high-intensity and low-intensity percutaneous electrolysis (PCE) on pain perception and muscle tissue properties in individuals with chronic…
- Trial name
- Electrolysis (NCT06674902)
- Testing
- Electrolysis Percutaneous Therapeutic (EPTE)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
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
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Multimodal Ultrasound in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
The role of intestinal ultrasound in treatment monitoring has recently gained increasing interest thanks to its non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness and largely availability.
- Trial name
- CELESTIAL (NCT05987501)
- Testing
- Multimodal ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Impact of Overt and Subclinical Hypothyroidism on Liver Fibrosis in Patients With MASLD
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is one of the most common chronic liver conditions globally.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hypothyroidism, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT07827430
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Elastography ,CKD Patients
SWE in Assessment of CKD Patients
Elastography is a developing technique to assess tissue elasticity. It is software that can be integrated to the ultrasonography machines.
- Trial name
- NCT05986812
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain
Physical Exam, Static & Dynamic Ultrasound Assessment, & Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fascia (TLF) Mediated Low Back Pain
This Study is for our continued study of the Thoracolumbar Fascia (TFL) in patients with and without low back pain by our experienced multidisciplinary team: Vincent Wang PhD, VT Biomedical Engineering \& Mechanics (BEAM).
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain, Acute Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06818175
- Testing
- Ultrsound Guided Hydrodissection of the Thoracolumbar Fascia, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress
Relationship Between Oxidative Stress and Aortic Stiffness
The goal of this clinical trial is to search about if there is any relationship between the aortic stiffness and oxidative stress response in adolescent football players.
- Conditions
- Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress, Football Player
- Trial name
- NCT06590792
- Testing
- exhaustive exercise training session
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Muscle Spasticity
Muscle Ultrasound Measures as Biomarkers of Upper Motor Neuron Function
Background: Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare disease. It leads to weakness in the muscle of the arms, legs, and face. People with PLS develop muscle stiffness called spasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT02408900
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Thyroid Nodule
B-mode Ultrasound, Sono-Elastography, and Diffusion-weighted Imaging MRI in Thyroid Nodules
To compare the accuracy of the conventional Ultrasound 'TI-RADS', US elastography, DWI MRI, and its ADC value in characterization and differentiation of thyroid nodules.
- Trial name
- NCT06029946
- Testing
- elastography, ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Non-hepatobiliary Indications
EUS-Guided ATI and SWE in Individuals With Normal FibroScan
The goal of this observational study is to establish preliminary reference values for Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided Attenuation Imaging (ATI) and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in adults undergoing diagnostic EUS for…
- Trial name
- EUS ATI&SWE (NCT07714941)
- Testing
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), EUS-guided Attenuation Imaging (ATI), EUS-Guided Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India
Thyroid Neoplasia, Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Thermal Ablation of Cervical Metastases From Thyroid Carcinoma
This study will evaluate the clinical response and safety of ultrasound guided percutaneous thermal ablation of lymph node metastases from thyroid carcinoma as an alternative to surgical treatment.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Neoplasia, Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Lymph Node Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT04522570
- Testing
- Laser ablation, Cryoablation, Radiofrequency ablation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo
Medial Collateral Ligament, Medial Mensical Tear
Knee Medial Collateral Ligament Recovery After Pie-Crusting Release Technique
Medial meniscus tears requiring surgical interventions are mostly being done by arthroscopic procedures. During the arthroscopy, accessing the medial joint space is challenging.
- Conditions
- Medial Collateral Ligament, Medial Mensical Tear, Shear Wave Elastography
- Trial name
- NCT06863077
- Testing
- MCL Pie-Crusting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
Thyroid Nodule
Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography in Noninvasive Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules
Shear wave ultrasound elastography is a new technique of finding the softness or hardness in tissue by applying a "push" generated by the machine.
- Trial name
- NCT01757834
- Testing
- SWUS Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Breast Neoplasms
Shear Wave Elastography Assessment of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of shear wave elastography (SWE) for early assessment of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with invasive breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05068999
- Testing
- shear wave elastography
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Breast Cancer
New Techniques to evAlUate Response to neOadjuvant Treatments in bReast cAncer (AURORA)
The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer is well established. Increasing rates of pathologic complete response (pCR) has increased de-escalation of surgical techniques.
- Trial name
- AURORA (NCT04795349)
- Testing
- Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Cirrhosis, Liver, Portal Hypertension
Two-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography for Assessment of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Exploring and establishing new non-invasive risk stratification techniques for portal hypertension based on E imaging technology for measuring liver and spleen stiffness is an urgent need in this field of research.
- Trial name
- NCT06358092
- Testing
- Hepatic venous pressure gradient, Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Liver Fibrosis
Usefulness of Multi-parametric, Quantitative MR Imaging for Staging of Hepatic Fibrosis in the Patients With Chronic Hepatitis
Liver fibrosis has been considered as irreversible change. However, recent study showed that early stage liver fibrosis could be reversible and a lot of new drugs are now developing or developed including anti-viral treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01981421
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University