Clinical trials: Shear Wave Elastography
Patellar Tendinopathy / Jumpers Knee
Long-Hold Yielding Isometric Exercise for Patellar Tendinopathy in Weightlifting Athletes
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a long-hold yielding isometric exercise program improves pain, tendon vascularity, mechanical properties, and functional performance in weightlifting athletes with patellar…
- Trial name
- QuantFlow (NCT07361848)
- Testing
- Long-Hold Yielding Isometric Exercise Program, Usual-Care Training Condition
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Median Nerve Disease
Effects of Neuromobilization on Median Nerve Elasticity
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of median nerve neuromobilization on median nerve elasticity using shear wave elastography.
- Trial name
- NCT04218175
- Testing
- neuromobilization exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Ductal Carcinoma In-situ
Diagnostic Study of Early Breast Cancer Using Ultrasound
This is a pilot study designed to investigate new techniques to guide the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In-situ (DCIS).
- Trial name
- NCT01391039
- Testing
- Perflutren lipid microsphere
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hamstring Injury
Relationship Between Eccentric Hamstring Strength and Passive Muscle Stiffness
Ninety male subject will be divided into three group: a younger group (18-22y), an older group (30-40y) and a control group (18-40y). The study comprises 3 phases.
- Trial name
- NCT05000567
- Testing
- 12 week nordic hamstring exercise program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
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
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
Liver Tumor, Hepatic Fibrosis
Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis by Shear Wave Elastography in Patients With Liver Malignancy: A Prospective Single-center Study
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (SWE) for staging hepatic fibrosis in the background liver parenchyma in patients with liver tumors before hepatic resection, using resected tissue…
- Trial name
- NCT02958592
- Testing
- two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (SWE)
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Liver Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is is to use non-invasive diagnostic tests, Fibroscan and a simple blood test, to diagnose NASH in patients who undergo liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03128918
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
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
Haemangioma, Metastases
Quantitative Real-time Ultrasound Elastography for Characterisation of Liver Tumors
Shear Wave Elastography (SWE™) is a quantitative elastography method for measuring tissue stiffness. The difference in stiffness between benign and malignant tumors has been demonstrated by other elastography methods (acoustic…
- Conditions
- Haemangioma, Metastases, Cholangiocellular Carcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02156700
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
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
Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis of Liver
Screening for MASLD-related Advanced Fibrosis in Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects approximately 25% of the global adult population, 25-30% of whom suffer from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), increasing the risk of…
- Trial name
- MASLD-DIAB (NCT07270822)
- Testing
- Collaborative care pathways group, Control group without intervention
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,714 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Plantar Fasciitis
Electrolysis in Patients With Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Aim of the Study The aim of this study is to investigate the differential effects of high-intensity and low-intensity percutaneous electrolysis (PCE) on pain perception and muscle tissue properties in individuals with chronic…
- Trial name
- Electrolysis (NCT06674902)
- Testing
- Electrolysis Percutaneous Therapeutic (EPTE)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
HIV Infections, Fatty Liver
Liver Steatosis and Stiffness in HIV
Background: With the advances in treatment and clinical care, individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have experienced an increase in life expectancy.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Fatty Liver, Liver Fibroses
- Trial name
- NCT03599882
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Sonoelastography: Ultrasound Method to Measure Liver Fibrosis
HYPOTHESIS: The investigators hypothesize that sonoelastography (SE) will provide accurate quantitative measurements that can be used to stage liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. 1.
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfection, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
- Trial name
- NCT01747772
- Testing
- Shear Wave Sonoelastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Impact of Overt and Subclinical Hypothyroidism on Liver Fibrosis in Patients With MASLD
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is one of the most common chronic liver conditions globally.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hypothyroidism, Liver Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT07827430
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Fatty Liver Disease, Fibrosis, Liver
Effect of Probiotics in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Steatohepatitis
This study will evaluate the effect of probiotics, a beneficial intestinal bacteria supplement, if it will cause improvement of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH- an…
- Conditions
- Fatty Liver Disease, Fibrosis, Liver, Cirrhosis, Liver, Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic
- Trial name
- PRONE (NCT04175392)
- Testing
- Align Probiotic Supplement Capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Carotid Artery Plaque
Carotid Artery Plaque Vulnerability Assessment Using Ultrafast Ultrasound Techniques
Objective: To explore the association between spatio-temporal blood flow velocities (peak systole and end-diastole at prior-stenosis, at maximum stenosis, and post-stenosis) and carotid plaque vulnerability defined by histology…
- Trial name
- CAP-VALUE (NCT05218421)
- Testing
- Carotid ultrasound, Biospecimen collection and examination, Blood sample collection
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
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
Bleeding
Transient Elastography and Variceal Bleeding
Transient elastography is a new non-invasive rapid and reproducible method, allowing evaluating liver fibrosis by measurement of liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- PROME (NCT00635687)
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen