Clinical trials: Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Study of Subcutaneous (SC) Tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
This Phase IIIb, open-label, single-arm study will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of SC tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or other non-biologic DMARDs in…
- Trial name
- NCT02046616
- Testing
- Tocilizumab, Methotrexate, Non-Biologic DMARDs
- Where
- 27 sites in Denmark, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Tennis Elbow
ITU Treatment for Chronic Epicondylitis Musculoskeletal Pain Reduction
This study evaluates the effectiveness, safety and patient tolerance for the use of Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) for chronic, subcutaneous lateral Epicondylitis musculoskeletal tissue pain reduction began in July 2015 and…
- Trial name
- ITU (NCT03255733)
- Testing
- Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Guided Therapy Systems
Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic
Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound for the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
A clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness, safety and patient tolerance for the use of Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU) for chronic, Plantar Fasciitis musculoskeletal tissue pain reduction began in August 2016 and was…
- Trial name
- ITU (NCT03254602)
- Testing
- Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Foot and Ankle Foundation
Hip Osteoarthritis
Lumbar Plexus vs Quadratus Lumborum Block in Post-operative Pain Following Total Hip Replacement
The Lumbar Plexus (LP) block is currently used as the standard-of-care regional anesthesia technique to provide postoperative pain management after primary hip replacement surgery at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03801265
- Testing
- Lumbar plexus block, Quadratus lumborum type 3 block, Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Sharad Khetarpal
Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy, Chronic PT
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
The goal of this study is to find an effective treatment for chronic patellar tendinopathy (PT). Investigators will conduct a 32-week randomized controlled clinical trial to determine whether platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections…
- Trial name
- PRP (NCT01843504)
- Testing
- platelet rich plasma, saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tendinopathy, Hip Pain
Platelet-rich Plasma vs. Whole Blood for Gluteus Medius Tendinopathy
Gluteus medius tendinopathy, which is often referred to as Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, is characterized by pain in the lateral aspect of the hip that is aggravated by side lying, stair climbing, and walking.
- Trial name
- NCT02978833
- Testing
- PRP, Whole Blood, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Open Label Study to Assess the Predictability of Early Response to Certolizumab Pegol in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
The study aims to evaluate the predictability of early response to Certolizumab pegol in combination with Methotrexate at one year in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- SPEED (NCT01443364)
- Testing
- Certolizumab pegol
- Where
- 18 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- UCB Italy s.p.a.
Spine Disease, Spinal Stenosis
CEUS For Intraoperative Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury following posterior decompression in patients suffering from chronic, cervicothoracic spinal cord compression is a known complication with multiple etiologies.
- Conditions
- Spine Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Injury, Spinal Cord Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05530798
- Testing
- Definity Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Ultrasound Contrast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Elbow, Tennis
Percutaneous US Guided Elbow Tenotomy With the TenJet HydroSurgery System
To evaluate the acute and long-term clinical outcomes of tenotomy with the TenJet System in patients with elbow tendinosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03487250
- Testing
- TenJet System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- HydroCision, Inc.
Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Department of Defense Funded Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Postoperative pain is usually treated with opioids that have undesirable and sometimes dangerous side effects (e.g., vomiting and respiratory depression)-and yet over 80% of patients still experience inadequate pain relief.
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis, Hallux Valgus (Bunion) Resection
- Trial name
- NCT04713098
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Rheumatoid Arthritis Study to Assess Early Response to Abatacept+MTX as Defined by Improvement of Synovitis Measures by Power Doppler Ultrasonography
The purpose of the study is to assess early signs of response to abatacept+methotrexate in metacarpophalangeal joints in both hands using power Doppler ultrasonography in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00767325
- Testing
- Abatacept, Methotrexate
- Where
- 21 sites in Denmark, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
Ultrasound-guided Injection for DeQuervain's
The investigators aim to perform a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of blind corticosteroid injections to US-guided injections for the treatment of de Quervain's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02038634
- Testing
- Betamethasone, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Chronic Low Back Pain, Sacroiliitis
Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guided Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in the Sacroiliac Joint
This prospective study will be quantitatively analyzing the effectiveness of platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections into the sacroiliac (SI) joint in relieving sacroiliitis and low back pain originating from the SI joint.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain, Sacroiliitis, Sacroiliac; Backache, Platelet Rich Plasma
- Trial name
- NCT03122119
- Testing
- Platelet Rich Plasma Joint Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Star Spine and Sport
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Immediate Effect of Ultrasound Therapy on Bilateral Masseter Myalgia: Randomized Single Blinded Investigational Trial
Introduction. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that are multifactorial in nature, and it primarily presents with symptoms of pain and decreased functional capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT02295644
- Testing
- Ultrasound Sonicator 740
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Sacroiliitis
Comparing the Effects of Ultrasound Versus Fluoroscopy for Sacroiliac Joint Injections
The purpose of this research project is to compare two different techniques for performing an injection of the sacroiliac joint.
- Trial name
- NCT02420041
- Testing
- Active comparator: Fluoroscopic Guided SIJ injection, Ultrasound Guided Sacroiliac Joint Injection, Havel's Inc. EchoStim (facet tip) 21 Gauge 4" needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Psoriatic Arthritis
Study of Power Doppler Ultrasound (PDUS) to Measure Response of Secukinumab Treatment in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
This study was designed to leverage the sensitivity of ultrasonography available in clinical practice setting to better describe the time course of response to secukinumab (150 mg and 300 mg) on joint synovitis and enthesitis in…
- Trial name
- PDUS (NCT02662985)
- Testing
- AIN457 (secukinumab)
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Argentina and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals