Clinical trials: Elastography
NAFLD/MAFLD, Liver Fibrosis
Impact of Fluid Status on Liver Elastography and T1-mapping Results in Patients Undergoing CMR.
Correlation between CMR T1-times, liver T1-times, fibroscan and fluid status to identify the correlation and pathogenesis of liver disease in patients with heart disease.
- Conditions
- NAFLD/MAFLD, Liver Fibrosis, CMR
- Trial name
- NCT05239260
- Testing
- CMR
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness
Effect of Malnutrition on Liver and Spleen Stiffness in Children
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on liver and spleen stiffness in children using shear wave elastography.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Children, Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06932445)
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mehmet Akif AĞIR
Preterm Birth
Prediction of Spontaneous Preterm Birth by Cervical Elastogram
Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in multiple pregnancies. The medical and educational expenditure and lost productivity associated with preterm birth is very high.
- Trial name
- NCT03601195
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Obesity, Fatty Liver
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on the Evolution of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: a Comparative Clinical Trial Between Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass
Aim: To compare prospectively two bariatric surgery techniques: sleeve gastrectomy (SG) vs gastric bypass (GB) in the evolution of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) measured by the transient elastography in the first year.
- Trial name
- NCT02394353
- Testing
- Transient hepatic elastography
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Brazil
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury
Reproducibility of External Anal Sphincter Elastic Properties Assessment Using Elastography During Pregnancy
The risk prediction of obstetric anal sphincter injury couyl be optimized by considering pregnant women's anal sphincter intrinsic viscoelastic properties.
- Trial name
- SEA ELASTO 1 (NCT04350632)
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography assessment of the external anal sphincter
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Muscle Stretching Exercises, Hamstring Muscles
The Acute Effects of Different Stretching Techniques
The flexibility of the hamstring muscles is very important and many stretching methods are applied on the hamstring muscles for reducing muscle resistance on movement.
- Trial name
- NCT04440878
- Testing
- Static stretching, Mulligan TSLR technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuksek Ihtisas University
Idiopathic Toe-walking
Elastographic Assessment of Gastrocnemius Muscle Structure in Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait pattern characterized by the absence of heel strike during the stance phase and incomplete foot contact with the ground.
- Trial name
- NCT07163520
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
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
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
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Early Vascular Ageing in the YOUth
This is a single-center observational study on adolescents to determine predictors of the early steps of the formation of atherosclerosis and to quantify their influence on Intima-Media-Thickness of the carotid artery and the…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Pathology
- Trial name
- EVA4YOU (NCT04598685)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH
Cornea; Ectasia, Refractive Errors
Corneal Elastography and Patient Specific Modeling
The goal of this research is to develop measurement tools and simulation technology for characterizing and predicting individual responses to corneal treatments and for advancing understanding of corneal ectasia risk factors.
- Conditions
- Cornea; Ectasia, Refractive Errors, Keratoconus
- Trial name
- NCT03030755
- Testing
- Optical coherence tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Tendinopathy
Discriminative Validity of Strain Elastography of the Supraspinatus Tendon
This study aims at testing the discriminative validity of strain elastography in the normal and abnormal/pathological Supraspinatus tendon due to tendinopathy
- Conditions
- Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Tendinopathy, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis, Musculoskeletal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03425344
- Testing
- Diagnostic
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karen Brage
Portal Hypertension, Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension
Assessment of Portal Hypertension With Multiparametric MRI
The purpose of this study is to determine whether new multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods (including diffusion-weighted MRI, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, MR elastography and phase-contrast imaging) can be…
- Trial name
- NCT03436550
- Testing
- mpMRI, ARFI US
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Osteoporosis in Post-menopausal Women, Vertebral Body Fractures
Effect of Muscle Stiffness on Vertebral Fractures in Women Over 60
This study aims to assess the quality of lumbar and abdominal core muscles through elastography and evaluate its impact on vertebral fracture risk.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis in Post-menopausal Women, Vertebral Body Fractures, Balance, Postural
- Trial name
- NCT06687889
- Testing
- Elastography Measurements, Bone Mineral Density Measurement (DEXA), Berg balance scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent