Clinical trials: Pediatric Elastography
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
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Effect of rESWT Session Frequency on Spasticity and Function Assessed by Sonoelastography in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity is a major contributor to functional limitations in children with cerebral palsy. Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) has emerged as a non-invasive method for reducing spasticity; however, the optimal…
- Trial name
- CP-rESWT-FREQ (NCT07476690)
- Testing
- Real radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Scleroderma
Elastography Ultrasound in Localized Scleroderma (Morphea) Study
Localized scleroderma (LS) is a skin disease that can cause complications such as disfigurement and limitation of mobility. Treatment for LS should be initiated early in the disease, as late-stage scleroderma does not respond…
- Trial name
- NCT06847750
- Testing
- Elastography Ultrasound, The Localized Scleroderma Quality of Life Instrument (LoSQI )
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Elastography, Shear Wave Elastography
HIBOC = Hepatic Imaging Biomarkers in Obese Children
The goal of this prospective, diagnostic observational study is to learn about how imaging based markers for components of liver disease appear in children with obesity.
- Conditions
- Elastography, Shear Wave Elastography, Shear Wave Dispersion, Attenuation Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT06463223
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Kinesio Taping Effectiveness on Idiopathic Toe Walking
Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is a diagnosis normally of exclusion and likely, consequently, is approached in vastly varying ways of intervention, including serial casting, Botox injections and physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02025582
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape of the Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic, Hemosiderosis
The Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Pediatric Patients
The prevalence of liver steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and hemosiderosis in overweight and obese US Military dependent pediatric patients using MR Elastography and Quantitative MRI
- Conditions
- Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic, Hemosiderosis, Overweight Adolescents, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT04284371
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The Geneva Foundation
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness by Elastography in Pediatric Cardiology (Elasto-Pédiatrie)
First, investigators must determine the physiological standards across age classes of myocardial stiffness estimated by Elastography in ultrafast (estimated right ventricular stiffness [VD] and left ventricular [LV]).
- Trial name
- NCT02619825
- Testing
- Echography, Elastography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness
Normal Pediatric Liver and Spleen SWE
This observational study aims to determine normal liver and spleen stiffness values in healthy children using shear wave elastography (SWE).
- Conditions
- Liver Stiffness, Spleen Stiffness, Shear Wave Elastography in Healthy Children, Normal Organ Elasticity
- Trial name
- SWE (NCT06930066)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Childhood Obesity
Clinical Epidemiology of NAFLD in Children and Adolescents
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly increasing alongside overweight and obesity, not only in adults but also in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- LiverKids (NCT05526274)
- Testing
- Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) with Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,866 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Sonoelastography, Elastography
Shear Wave Sonoelastography in Pediatric Liver Fibrosis
Reliable methods of evaluating liver fibrosis using noninvasive techniques in the pediatric population are limited and inconclusive.
- Conditions
- Sonoelastography, Elastography, Elastograms, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT02372682
- Testing
- Shear wave sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
Utility of Point Shear-wave Elastography to Assess for Hepatic & Pancreatic Fibrosis in Pediatric CF Patients
Diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis is challenging as specific tests for detection of fibrosis in pediatric Cystic Fibrosis associated liver disease (CFALD) have not been developed and existing investigations do not correlate well with…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease, Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Cystic Fibrosis of Pancreas
- Trial name
- CFALD (NCT03264950)
- Testing
- Elastography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Obesity, Childhood, Hepatic Steatosis
Effect of Polyphenol Supplementation on Hepatic Steatosis and Vascular Compliance
The main objective is to study the effect of polyphenol supplementation on hepatic steatosis as measured by hepatic ultrasound, hepatic magnetic resonance imaging and on intima-media thickness and vascular elastography in obese…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Hepatic Steatosis, Intimal Hyperplasia
- Trial name
- NCT03994029
- Testing
- Effect of polyphenols on hepatic steatosis and vascular elastography and intima media thickness
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Chronic Pancreatitis, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
Incorporating Endoscopic Ultrasound and Elastography Towards Improving Outcomes of Pediatric Pancreatitis Management
The main reason for this research study is to find out more about acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in children.
- Trial name
- NCT06068426
- Testing
- Transabdominal ultrasound Shear wave elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Vitale MD
Biliary Atresia, Alagille Syndrome
FibroScan™ in Pediatric Cholestatic Liver Disease (FORCE)
Noninvasive monitoring of liver fibrosis is an unmet need within the clinical management of pediatric chronic liver disease. While liver biopsy is often used in the initial diagnostic evaluation, subsequent biopsies are rarely…
- Conditions
- Biliary Atresia, Alagille Syndrome, Alpha1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- FORCE (NCT02922751)
- Testing
- Liver Stiffness Measurement (LSM)
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 552 people
- Sponsor
- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
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
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity
Relationship Between Eating Patterns, Body Composition and the Detection of Fatty Liver in Children and Adolescents With Trisomy 21: LiverTy Project
Childhood obesity is a growing public health issue affecting millions of children worldwide, increasing the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity, Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Trial name
- LiverTy (NCT06888570)
- Testing
- To evaluate fat liver content in the cases/controls population.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IMDEA Food
Obesity & Overweight, Pediatric Obesity
Ultrasound Assessment of Tongue Characteristics in Children and Adolescents With Obesity
This longitudinal observational study aims to validate ultrasound-based tongue markers related to tongue characteristics, including fat accumulation, morphologic and mechanical properties of the tongue in children and adolescents…
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Pediatric Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- Trial name
- NCT07370350
- Testing
- Submental ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity
Non-Invasive Diagnostic Panel for MASLD in Children With Obesity
This prospective, single-center, two-group observational study evaluates a non-invasive multi-parameter diagnostic panel for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in children with obesity.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance Syndrome
- Trial name
- PedMASLD-Pilot (NCT07731360)
- Testing
- Non-Invasive Multi-Parameter Diagnostic Panel
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction, Renal Functional Recovery
Renal SWE as a Predictor After Pediatric Pyeloplasty for UPJO
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is an important cause of hydronephrosis and potentially reversible renal functional impairment in children.
- Trial name
- UPJO-SWE (NCT07624019)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University