Clinical trials: Stress Echocardiography
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Low Flow Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis Relevance of the (re)Search for a Contractile Reserve
Investigators sought to demonstrate that the increase in the stroke volume during a dobutamine stress echocardiography might impact the prognosis of a patient addressed for a low flow low gradient suspected severe aortic valve…
- Trial name
- LOWAS (NCT02727504)
- Testing
- Electrocardiogram, 2D and 3D echocardiography, Dobutamine stress echocardiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Kawasaki Disease, Heart Disease
Real Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and Dobutamine Stress Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The present study is designed to: 1. investigate the safety and efficacy of Real time myocardial echocardiography (RT-MCE) in adolescents and adults ages 12-50 with congenital and acquired congenital heart disease 2.
- Trial name
- ECHOBIKE (NCT00861848)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Systemic Sclerosis, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of stress echocardiography, compared to standard echocardiography in the early identification of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00617487
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Chronic Total Occlusions of Coronary Arteries, Stress Echocardiography (SE)
Predicting Functional Recovery After Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is defined as complete coronary occlusion with TIMI flow grade 0 persisting for more than three months, identified in 15-25% of patients undergoing coronary angiography.¹,² CTO is associated with…
- Conditions
- Chronic Total Occlusions of Coronary Arteries, Stress Echocardiography (SE), Inflammation Biomarkers
- Trial name
- StressECHOCTO (NCT07879573)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Kidney Transplantation, Pancreas Transplantation
Pre-operative Evaluation of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Patients
Examine the clinical utility of the dobutamine stress contrast echoes and angiograms obtained routinely in the evaluation of patients prior to kidney or pancreas transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00580437
- Testing
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Coronary Artery Disease
Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Lumason/SonoVue in Subjects Undergoing Pharmacologic Stress BR1-142
The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of Lumason-enhanced dobutamine stress echo (DSE) in subjects having a suboptimal left ventricular endocardial border delineation (LV EBD) at rest and who were…
- Trial name
- NCT02552238
- Testing
- Lumason
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Heart Failure
Karolinska-Rennes (KaRen) Prospective Study of Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Background: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is common but not well understood. Electrical dyssynchrony in systolic heart failure is harmful.
- Trial name
- KaRen (NCT00774709)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Diabetes Complications, Vitamin D Deficiency
Myocardial Function and Vitamin D Supplementation in Diabetes.
Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor. Diabetic patients are of major risk for cardiovascular diseases and typically present with Vitamin D deficiencies.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Complications, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D Supplementation, Myocardial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- VitaDD (NCT03437421)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Avignon
Cardiac Echocardiography Assessment
Sweetheart Study: Oral Glucose for Reducing Stress During Echocardiographic Assessment in Infants in the NICU
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of a 25% glucose solution given via a soother with or without facilitated tucking with a similarly administered water placebo (control condition) on infant stress responses…
- Trial name
- NCT01253889
- Testing
- Glucose 25% oral solution, Oral water
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
Exercise Behavior, Multiple Myeloma
Exercise Phenotyping Prior to Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (MM-Exercise)
MM-Exercise is a prospective, single-centre, observational pilot study of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who have not yet started chemotherapy and whose resting echocardiogram is unremarkable or only mildly…
- Trial name
- MM-Exercise (NCT07851493)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Coronary Artery Disease
Assessment of Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): What is the Best Initial Imaging Strategy?
Patients who present with chest pain are investigated with tests designed to confirm or exclude the presence of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), as well as determine risk of poor outcome.
- Trial name
- IMAGE-CAD (NCT01668290)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Harald Becher
Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure
Stress Echo 2030: the Novel ABCDE-(FGLPR) Protocol to Define the Future of Imaging
With stress echo (SE) 2020 study, a new standard of practice in stress imaging was developed and disseminated: the ABCDE protocol for functional testing within and beyond CAD.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease
- Trial name
- SE2030 (NCT05081115)
- Testing
- ABCDE-Stress Echo, SE diastolic assessment, SE Right ventricular function assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Stress Echocardiography
Use of Reactivated DEFINITY or LUMASON in Patients Undergoing Rest or Stress Echocardiography
Use of Reactivated DEFINITY® in or LUMASON Patients Undergoing Rest or Stress Echo Purpose of the study: Each patient undergoing a rest or stress echocardiogram uses a full vial of DEFINITY® or LUMASON contrast agent.
- Trial name
- NCT02950493
- Testing
- perflutren lipid microsphere
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Beta-blockers
Beta-Blockers in Takotsubo Syndrome Study
The Beta-blockers in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) (β-Tako) trial, is an academic, pragmatic, prospective, multicenter randomized clinical trial, aiming to assess the efficacy of beta-blockers (BB) in TTS patients.
- Conditions
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Beta-blockers, Echocardiography, Left Ventricular Function
- Trial name
- β-Tako (NCT06509074)
- Testing
- Beta blocker
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Society of Cardiology
Diabetes-related Complications
Myocardial Regional Function by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Summary. Theoretical Rationale: The left ventricular myocardial performance results from a complex interplay between linear deformations (longitudinal, circumferential and radial) and twist/ untwist mechanics.
- Trial name
- NCT02505451
- Testing
- dobutamine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Avignon
Septic Shock, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Cardiac Stress in Septic Shock - Biomarkers, Echocardiography and Outcome
Septic shock is a major cause of death in intensive care. Septic shock is often dominated by profound changes in organ functions, of which cardiac failure is one of the most severe.
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- Septic Heart (NCT01747187)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Heart Failure, Socioeconomic Adversity
Early Assessment and Initiation of GuideLine-Directed Evidence-Based Management-HF
EAGLE-HF (Early Assessment and initiation of GuideLine-directed Evidence-based management-HF) is a prospective single site study of a multinational, unblinded, randomized-controlled, longitudinal trial called SYMPHONY.
- Trial name
- EAGLE-HF (NCT06849752)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Dexmedetomidine
Effect of Dexmedetomidine Supplementation to General Anaesthesia in Paediatric Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
The aim of this randomized trial is to determine efficacy of dexmedetomidine in improving quality of recovery in pediatric patients undergoing interventional catheter closure of ASD while maintaining the hemodynamic parameters.
- Conditions
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Dexmedetomidine, Delirium - Postoperative, Stress Response
- Trial name
- NCT06631534
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Women Under Hormonal Contraception (Pill) or Without Hormonal Contraception
Cardiovascular Impact of the Menstrual Cycle and Contraception - Longitudinal Evaluation
The present study aims to understand the impact of the hormonal cycle and contraceptive pill on cardiac and vascular function, as well as aerobic capacity among women.
- Trial name
- CICCLE (NCT07779447)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Investigation of Heart Function in Patients With Heart Valve Defects
In this study researchers plan to perform a diagnostic test called transesophageal echocardiography in order to see and record the movement and function of the heart.
- Trial name
- NCT00001314
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)