Clinical trials: Elastography
Azoospermia, Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Testicular Elastography for Microscopic Testicular Sperm Extraction
Before commencing our study, we obtained approval from the local ethics committee. The study focused on patients who visited our urology outpatient clinic for infertility between January 2020 and March 2021.
- Conditions
- Azoospermia, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Fertility Preservation
- Trial name
- NCT06524258
- Testing
- testicular elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Liver Fibrosis, Heart Failure
Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Stiffness/Fibrosis by Transient Elastography (Fibroscan) in Patients With Left and/or Right Sided Heart Failure
This study will involve 70 patients who attend the Alfred Hospital with acute or chronic heart failure as well as 30 age and gender matched control subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00777725
- Testing
- FibroScan
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography
Integrated Exercise Therapy Interventions on the Performance and Injury Prevention in Competitive Sports
Football is an increasingly popular exercise and common practice among adolescent and elite athletes. However, these athletes tend to have injuries involving the lower extremity and foot.
- Conditions
- Strain of Fascia of Intrinsic Muscle of Foot (Disorder), Elastography, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- NCT04384003
- Testing
- Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography, The 3-D Motion Analysis, Electromyographic
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Stress
Elastographic Assessment of Suburethral Tissue in Continent and Incontinent Women
Strain elastography (SE) will be utilized as a non-invasive imaging technique to evaluate tissue elasticity and biomechanical properties in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and in continent controls.
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Stress, Urinary Incontinence (UI), Urinary Bladder, Overactive
- Trial name
- SE-inc1 (NCT06933407)
- Testing
- Strain Elastography
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Szeged University
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
Leiomyoma
Characterisation of Uterine Fibroid Tissue Stiffness
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas, myomas, fibroids) are benign tumors of the uterus that can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, pain, and/or infertility. Fibroids can be managed with medication, surgery, or interventional radiology.
- Trial name
- NCT03369600
- Testing
- Supersonic Imagine Aixplorer SWE Ultrasound Imaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Linda McLean
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
Hamstring Muscle, Muscle Stretching Exercise
Static Stretching Exercises and Ultrasound Elastography Evaluation
The aim of thid study was to compare two methods applied to increase the flexibility of the hamstring muscles and objectively evaluate changes in muscle stiffness using the two-dimensional shear wave ultrasound elastography (2D…
- Conditions
- Hamstring Muscle, Muscle Stretching Exercise, Elastography
- Trial name
- NCT05981027
- Testing
- Mulligan bent leg raise technique, Static stretching exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Elastography in the Evaluation of Muscle State in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Evaluation of muscle state in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Application of elastography in the detection of muscle stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT06620484
- Testing
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with elastography
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Multifrequency MRE in Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Diseases
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major public health issue, leading to high mortality and the necessity for renal replacement therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06202235
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Hepatic Disorders, Intestinal Failure-associated Liver Disease
VALidation of Imaging-based Liver Biomarkers in PEDiatric Patients
The goal of this observational (diagnostic validation) study is to validate imaging-based biomarkers for assessing liver involvement in pediatric patients with established or suspected liver disease.
- Conditions
- Hepatic Disorders, Intestinal Failure-associated Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease, MAFLD
- Trial name
- VALiBi-PED (NCT07202910)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital