Clinical trials: Shear Wave Elastography
Breast Diseases
Comparison of Real-time and Shear Wave Elastography
Tissue elasticity is being increasingly used as diagnostic parameter, since at the macroscopic level benign breast lesions tend to be stiffer than normal breast tissue but softer than breast cancers.
- Trial name
- Elasto (NCT03487471)
- Testing
- Real-time elastography, Shear wave elastography
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Evidence of Liver Transplantation
Quantifying Steatosis in Liver Transplant Donors
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in Hong Kong. Its presence among donors of living donor liver transplants could affect the outcomes of recipients of liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02579408
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Head and Neck Cancer, Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury
Investigation of Effects of Physiotherapy Interventions on Mechanical Properties of Muscle in Head and Neck Cancer
As the head and neck cancer (HNC) survival rate has increased and therefore, the focus of post-treatments is to improve the quality of patients' life by decreasing the side effects.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury, Thyroid Cancer, Scapular Dyskinesis
- Trial name
- NCT05399953
- Testing
- Myofascial Release Technique, Exercise, Scar Tissue Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Tibial Neuropathy
Tibial Nerve Elastography in Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain
This observational study aims to evaluate the tibial nerve stiffness using Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) compared to healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT07048431
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography Measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
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
Liver Diseases
Development of a New Method for Liver Stiffness Measurement Using FibroScan
This is an European, prospective, interventional, multicenter clinical investigation that will take place in 2 French sites. 153 adults patients will be included.
- Trial name
- M148 (NCT06519331)
- Testing
- Research FibroScan (FS)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Echosens
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Diagnosing Compartment Syndrome With SHAPE vs Elastography
Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an innocuous condition seen primarily in 10-60% of young active people with exercise induced leg pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05247541
- Testing
- Definity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Neck Pain
Short-Term Response of Thoracic Spine Manipulation With or Without Trigger Point Dry Needling for Mechanical Neck Pain
This study will assess the short term response of thoracic spinal manipulation with or without trigger point dry needling in 58 subjects with a primary complaint of mechanical neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02415660
- Testing
- Thoracic spinal manipulation, Trigger point dry needling, Cervical range of motion exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
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
Healthy Participants
Masseter Muscle Stiffness After Heat Application and Percussion Therapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes in the stiffness of the masseter muscle (a jaw muscle) before and after two types of treatment: applying commercial heat pads or using a commercial massage gun.
- Trial name
- NCT07237087
- Testing
- massage gun, heat treatment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Evaluation of Fontan-associated Hepatic Stiffness and the Efficacy of Udenafil in Reducing Liver Stiffness
A study to evaluate the efficacy of MZ101 therapy in reducing liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- FALD (NCT03430583)
- Testing
- Udenafil
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Transthoracic Shear-wave Ultrasound Elastography
This study aims to provide the information of tissue elasticity in different etiologies of pulmonary lesions and to validate the predictive value of shear-wave elastography in differentiating benign pulmonary lesions from…
- Trial name
- NCT03376425
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Ventral Incisional Hernia
Shear-Wave Elastography
Prospective cohort study of patients with midline ventral incisional hernia with a range of hernia morphology who plan to undergo open retromuscular VHR.
- Trial name
- ELASTOGRAPHY (NCT06306976)
- Testing
- Elective Midline Laparotomy, Imaging: Ultrasound, Tensiometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Epididymo-orchitis
Elastography in Boys With Epididymo-orchitis
The patients treated in our clinic for epididymoorchitis will be given scrotal shear wave elastography by the Department of Radiology and affected testis will be compared to non affected testis radiologically.
- Trial name
- NCT03969979
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Cirrhosis
The Use of Transient Elastography to Predict Clinical Decompensation in Patients With Early Cirrhosis
This is a prospective study designed to examine the role of transient elastography as a predictor of clinical decompensation in patients with early cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02258048
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Elastography, Fibrosis, Liver
The Use of the Transient Elastography Paediatric Probe, Compared to the M Probe, Indirect Biomarkers and Histology
The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability, reproducibility and accuracy of the paediatric probe of transient elastography in detecting liver fibrosis in children, besides its limitations and side effects.
- Conditions
- Elastography, Fibrosis, Liver, Pediatrics, Chronic Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04380493
- Testing
- hepatic transient elastography using S probe and M probe
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Advanced Chronic Liver Disease, NASH
Non-invasive Evaluation of Portal Hypertension in Patients With Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease by Assessment of Spleen Stiffness Using VCTE by FibroScan.
Hypothesis: The severity of portal hypertension in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) can be assessed using vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) via the FibroScan® 502 Touch by measuring SS (splenic…
- Trial name
- NCT03778411
- Testing
- VCTE with splenic stiffness measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Kidney Stone
Evaluation of Renal Injury After RIRS Using Shear-Wave Elastography
This study aims to evaluate changes in renal parenchyma following retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) using shear-wave elastography.
- Trial name
- NCT07615452
- Testing
- Aspiration-assisted ureteral access sheath, Standard ureteral access sheath
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cengiz Canakci, MD
Liver Fibrosis
Prospective Comparison Between TE, SWE and MRE (FULLFIBRO01)
The main purpose of the present study is to compare the diagnostic performance of three non-invasive stiffness imaging methods (TE, SWE and MRE) in a consecutive cohort of patients with chronic viral C hepatitis or co-infected by…
- Trial name
- FULLFIBRO01 (NCT03293953)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Sarcoma
Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography and Shear Wave Elastography in Predicting Treatment Response in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This pilot clinical trial studies real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and shear wave elastography in predicting treatment response in patients with soft tissue sarcomas.
- Conditions
- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Sarcoma, Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02384473
- Testing
- Real-Time CEUS, SWE, Definity Suspension for Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California