Clinical trials: Shear Wave Elastography
Cirrhosis
Ultrasonography SWE for Hepatic Fibrosis Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to measure diagnostic performance of ultrasound shear wave elastography to detect advanced hepatic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02673411
- Testing
- ultrasound shear wave elastography
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
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
Menstrual Cycle, Oral Contraceptive Use
Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of the Hamstring Muscle Group in Female.
The goal of this clinical trial is to precise the impact of menstrual cycle and physical activity on the hamstrings muscle function in healthy active women.
- Trial name
- MECA_CYCLE (NCT05802277)
- Testing
- Hamstring muscles function assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EZUS-LYON 1
Healthy
The Impact of Blood Flow Restriction Within Warm-up.
Sixty athletes will be randomized in two groups; (1) an experimental group and (2) a control group. Both groups will undergo the following procedure: Moment 1: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05153980
- Testing
- Warm-up + Blood Flow Restriction cuff (smart-cuff pro device, acting as pressurized tourniquet), Warm-up
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Stroke
Reliability and Validity Study for SWE of Shoulder Muscles in Persons After Stroke.
This study aims 1. To examine the reliability of SWE assessment in the shoulder muscles of persons after a stroke. 2. To assess if differentiation can be made between the hemiplegic (HP) and non-hemiplegic (NHP) side and between…
- Trial name
- SWE_stroke (NCT04581551)
- Testing
- SWE assessor 1, SWE assessor 2, Stretch intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Healthy Individuals
Low Load, High Gains: Blood Flow Restriction's Impact on Quadriceps Adaptations
Low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction (BFR-RE) presents a compelling alternative to high-load resistance exercise (HL-RE), particularly in scenarios where high loads are not feasible due to various limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT06746792
- Testing
- Low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction, High-load resistance exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Compartment Syndrome of Leg
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) Treated With Abobotulinumtoxin A
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) is a painful condition affecting runners and it is caused by a reversible increase in pressure within a closed compartment in the leg.
- Trial name
- CECS (NCT05466539)
- Testing
- AbobotulinumtoxinA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Fatty Liver
Samsung S-Viscosity vs Canon Dispersion Slope in Steatotic Liver Disease (SAVID-SLD)
Steatotic liver disease (SLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. Distinguishing simple steatosis from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) with significant fibrosis is clinically…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Fatty Liver, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- SAVID-SLD (NCT07530419)
- Testing
- Samsung Medison HERA W12 (R30) with S-Shearwave platform, Canon Aplio i800 with Dispersion Slope Imaging
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
NAFLD, Type 2 Diabetes
Study Visceral Adipose Tissue and Liver Stifness in a Retrospective Cohort of Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is an emergent disease worldwide, and soon the leading cause of hepatic transplant in the USA.
- Trial name
- NCT04493814
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Muscle Stiffness
Immediate Effect of Lumbar Mobilization on Paraspinal Muscle Stiffness
This randomized controlled crossover study will investigate the immediate effect of central posteroanterior lumbar mobilization on the intrinsic stiffness of the erector spinae and multifidus muscles in healthy adults without low…
- Trial name
- NCT07826260
- Testing
- Maitland Grade III++ Central Posteroanterior Mobilization
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Sciatic Nerve
Sciatic Nerve Stiffness Using Two-Sequences of Lower Limb Neurodynamic Testing: A Shear Wave Elastography Study
The purposes of the study are: 1. To measure differences in Sciatic nerve (SN) stiffness using shear-wave elastography (SWE) during two movement sequences of the lower limb neurodynamic test (LLNT) in low back pain with sciatica.
- Trial name
- NCT07136441
- Testing
- Lower Limb Neurodynamic Test (LLNT) with Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries, Segmental Arterial Mediolysis
Using Ultrasonography, Shear Wave Elastography, Strain Imaging, and 3-D Volume Ultrasonography on Cardiovascular Disease
The researchers are trying to see whether contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, shear wave elastography, strain imaging, and 3-D volume ultrasonography improves arterial wall visualization and identifies arterial elastic properties…
- Conditions
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries, Segmental Arterial Mediolysis, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, Atherosclerosis of Artery
- Trial name
- NCT03335020
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography, Pulse Wave Imaging, Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Shear-wave Elastography of Hip Stabilizers in Healthy Individuals
Shear-wave Elastography of Hip Stabilizers in Healthy Individuals
The aim of this study is to provide a scientific basis for Shear-wave elastography measurements of hip stabilizing muscles on healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06157775
- Testing
- Shear-wave elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
COPD, Healthy Adult
Shear Wave Elastography of Intercostal Muscles for the Non-invasive Assessment of the Work of BreathinG
Quantifying respiratory effort is a key step in physiological and clinical research on exercise tolerance, mechanisms of fatigability, and ventilatory impairment.
- Trial name
- SWING (NCT07371754)
- Testing
- Intercostal muscle shear wave elastography (SWE) during standardized inspiratory loading
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier du Havre
Ovarian Reserve Markers, Ovarian Function
Ovarian Stromal Stiffness and Ovarian Reserve Parameters Via Transvaginal Shear Wave Elastography
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between ovarian stromal stiffness measured by transvaginal shear wave elastography (SWE) and conventional hormonal and ultrasonographic parameters of ovarian reserve.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Reserve Markers, Ovarian Function, Infertility, Anovulatory
- Trial name
- NCT07773337
- Testing
- Transvaginal Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital
Psoriatic Arthritis, Enthesitis
Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography Assessment of Entheses in Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that frequently involves the entheses, where tendons, ligaments, and fascia insert into bone.
- Trial name
- SWE-PsA (NCT07785089)
- Testing
- Grayscale Ultrasonography, Power Doppler Ultrasonography, and Shear Wave Elastography
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Muscle Stiffness
Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Trapezius Muscle Stiffness
This study will examine whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can reduce stiffness in the upper trapezius muscle. Muscle stiffness will be measured using a special ultrasound technique called shear-wave elastography…
- Trial name
- ESWT-Trapezius (NCT06934668)
- Testing
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Ligament Stiffness Across Ethnicities Before and After Osteoarthritis Treatment
This prospective clinical study aims to establish normative values of knee ligament stiffness across different ethnic populations using shear wave elastography (SWE) and to investigate biomechanical alterations associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT07744789
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography, Ultrasound-Guided Injection Therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Anesthesia
Repeatability and Reproducibility of the Measurement of Young's Modulus Using Shear Wave Elastography in Volunteers
The aim of the study is to assess the accuracy of shear wave elastography in volunteers. Shear wave elastography is a non-invasive, non-painful measure of tissue stiffness obtained using an ultrasound machine.
- Trial name
- NCT01903343
- Testing
- shear wave elastography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
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