Clinical trials: Shear Wave Elastography
Low Back Pain
Using Structural Health Monitoring to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Injury in U.S. Service Members- Phase 2
The focus of this project is to evaluate the diagnostic utility of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in individuals after routine low back injury and begin an initial investigation of it's ability to effectively guide physical…
- Trial name
- SWE/DN (NCT02352532)
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Infertility (IVF Patients), Infertility Assisted Reproductive Technology
Quantifying Uterine Elastography in Menstruating Women
This study is aiming to characterize the elasticity of the female reproductive tract including the uterus, cervix and ovary using shear wave elastography at different times during the menstrual cycle and define the standard…
- Trial name
- QUEST (NCT06816381)
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography measurements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey
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
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
Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Pain Chronic
Effect of the Modified Sleeper-Stretch on the Elasticity of the Posterior and Posteroinferior Glenohumeral Capsule
The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to determine the effect of the self-administered Modified Sleeper-Stretch on the elasticity of the posterior and posteroinferior glenohumeral capsule in adult individuals of both…
- Trial name
- NCT06509516
- Testing
- Modified Sleeper-Stretch
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Shear Wave Elastography Technology to Evaluate the Efficacy of ESW in the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Inflammation of the plantar fascia is called plantar fasciitis and is common in active or overweight individuals. It can be treated conservatively or surgically.
- Trial name
- NCT05032300
- Testing
- Focused shockwave, Home therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 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
Patellar Tendinopathy
Diagnostic Value of Shear-Wave Elastography for Patellar Tendinopathy
To investigate the accuracy of shear-wave elastography (SWE) in diagnosing patellar tendinopathy in female volleyball and basketball players.
- Trial name
- NCT06199583
- Testing
- Shear-wave elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Amyloidosis
Noninvasive Assessment of Myocardial Stiffness by 2D-SWE Ultrasound Technique (Bidimensional Shear Wave Elastography) in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis by mutation of the transthyretin gene (ATTRh) is part of a group of diseases in which the deposit of structurally abnormal proteins (amyloid fibrils) affects multiple organs such as: liver, kidney, eyes, nervous…
- Trial name
- ELAST-2D (NCT04456582)
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fábio Fernandes
Arterial Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Primary Aldosteronism
Kidney Stiffness Measured by Ultrasound in Patients With High Blood Pressure and Healthy Volunteers
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading cause of kidney damage, but detecting early kidney changes remains challenging with currently available tools.
- Conditions
- Arterial Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Primary Aldosteronism, Arterial Stenosis
- Trial name
- K-STRESS (NCT07914075)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFmrEF
US Benchmarking Clinical Study
The goal of this observational study is to measure shear wave velocity (SWV) in patients with non-reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy, with or without transthyretin…
- Conditions
- HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFmrEF, ATTR-CM (Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy), Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- EMS-CT-1 (NCT07215715)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- eMyosound SAS
Exercise Training
Evaluation of the Results of Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Non-selective closed kinetic chain exercises and or selective closed kinetic chain exercises has been shown to increase Vastus medialis obliquus muscle power in patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05427357
- Testing
- Non-selective closed kinetic chain exercises (NSKCE) and selective closed kinetic chain exercises (SCKCE)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taksim Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
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
Elastography ,CKD Patients
SWE in Assessment of CKD Patients
Elastography is a developing technique to assess tissue elasticity. It is software that can be integrated to the ultrasonography machines.
- Trial name
- NCT05986812
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Elastography, Soft Tissue
Changes in the Ulnar Tissues by Shear-wave Elastography
A single-center, observational, prospective, single cohort study with before-after design. Evaluation by shear-wave elastography, measured in kilopascals (KPa), of the muscle, tendon and cubital nerve, before and after the…
- Conditions
- Elastography, Soft Tissue, Muscle Tonus
- Trial name
- NCT03509337
- Testing
- shear-wave elastography
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guadarrama Hospital
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
Healthy, Healthy Individuals (Controls)
Protocol for Tongue Elastography and Ultrasound Markers
The purpose of this observational is to methodologically assess the standardisation and reliability of a protocol of ultrasound lingual markers, including tongue shear-wave elastography, attenuation indexes, and echo intensity in…
- Trial name
- NCT07024069
- Testing
- Tongue ultrasound via submental approach
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant
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
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