Clinical trials: Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Scleroderma, Interstitial Lung Disease
Comparison of Therapeutic Regimens for Scleroderma Interstitial Lung Disease (The Scleroderma Lung Study II)
Scleroderma is a rare, long-term autoimmune disease in which normal tissue is replaced with dense, thick fibrous tissue. Normally, the immune system helps defend the body against disease and infection.
- Trial name
- SLSII (NCT00883129)
- Testing
- Mycophenolate mofetil, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Roth
Coronary Artery Disease
Rapid Stress/Rest Single-Day Tc-99m Sestamibi Myocardial Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
This protocol details a novel myocardial perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) protocol wherein patients receive a low-dose (6 mCi) of Tc-99m sestamibi during exercise or regadenoson pharmacologic stress…
- Trial name
- NCT01434641
- Testing
- low-dose stress MPI SPECT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Cardiovascular Disease
CT COMPARE: CT Coronary Angiography to Measure Plaque Reduction
Background: Coronary artery disease causes plaque in arteries. This can cause stroke or heart disease. Drugs called statins might shrink plaque.
- Trial name
- NCT02740699
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin, Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Coronary Artery Disease
Deep-Learning Image Reconstruction in CCTA
Cardiac CT allows the assessment of the heart and of the coronary arteries by use of ionising radiation. Although radiation exposure was significantly reduced in recent years, further decrease in radiation exposure is limited by…
- Trial name
- NCT03980470
- Testing
- TrueFidelity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Interstitial Lung Disease
Assessment of Lung Movement With Computed Tomography (CT)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient with ILD have altered lung compliance on chest CT before they have macroscopic structural changes on CT.
- Trial name
- NCT03068091
- Testing
- Chest CT, Pulmonary Function Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Osteoarthritis, Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy
Prediction of Development of Scapular Notching Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The hypothesis is that computer simulated bony impingement of the bone surrounding the spherical glenoid implant (the glenosphere) along the scapular neck on three-dimensional (3-D) computed tomography (CT) imaging analysis is…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy, Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Scapular Notching
- Trial name
- NCT02052466
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Eric Ricchetti
Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
68Ga-OPS202 Study for Diagnostic Imaging of GEP NET
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of 68Ga-OPS202 used for the diagnosis of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NETs).
- Trial name
- NCT02162446
- Testing
- satoreotide trizoxetan
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Asthma, Atopy
Imaging Study of the Lungs During an Allergic Asthma Attack
Asthma is a disease of rapidly increasing incidence that already affects more than 17 million people in the United States alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01547286
- Testing
- Standardized Cat Allergen Extract and Standardized Dust Mite Allergen, Computed Tomography imaging, functional Positron Emission Tomography imaging, Nebulized methacholine inhalation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Artery Disease
Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography for Acute Chest Pain Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether 64-slice Computed Tomographic coronary angiography is useful for rapid diagnosis or exclusion of significant coronary artery disease in patients who present to the Emergency…
- Trial name
- EDCCTA (NCT00615719)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma
Bevacizumab, Sorafenib Tosylate, and Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies different combinations of bevacizumab, temsirolimus, and sorafenib tosylate to see how well they work compared with bevacizumab alone in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread…
- Conditions
- Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT00378703
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacological Study
- Where
- 559 sites in United States, Peru
- Volunteers
- 361 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Healthy
Clinical Evaluation of CARESTREAM Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the 2D and 3D imaging performance of the CARESTREAM Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanner ("investigational device") against the commercially available 2D and 3D predicate devices.
- Trial name
- NCT02445287
- Testing
- Radiation
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carestream Health, Inc.
Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography
Study of Effectiveness of Smaller Gauge Fenestrated Catheters for Use in IV Contrast Enhanced CT Scans
The purpose of this study is to compare multidetector computed tomography (CT) image quality following peripheral venous high pressure injection of iodinated intravenous contrast media between a 20 gauge (GA) fenestrated…
- Trial name
- ARCTR05 (NCT01772550)
- Testing
- 20GA BD Nexiva Diffusics, 18GA Conventional Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI), Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy (PHHI)
Phase II Safety and Efficacy Study of 18FDOPA PET-CT in Children With Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia
Children with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) have low blood sugar, and some of these children may require surgery to remove part or all of their pancreas.
- Trial name
- 18FDOPA (NCT01468454)
- Testing
- 18 F-DOPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cancer, Inflammatory Disease
Translational Development of Photon-counting CT Imaging
Using an investigational CT scanner which uses a new type of detector to capture X-rays, (a photon counting CT detector), the goal of this experimental study is to compare conventional CT images to CT images using the photon…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Inflammatory Disease, Vascular Diseases, Metabolic Bone Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03878134
- Testing
- PHOTON COUNTING CT Scanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Atrial Fibrillation
Left Atrial Imaging Prior to Cardioversion: Leveraging Computed Tomography to Rule Out Thrombus
Evaluating contrast enhanced ECG-gated cardiac CT (CCT) as an alternative to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to expedite cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF), improve patient care and reduce hospital admissions for AF…
- Trial name
- LACLOT (NCT04223505)
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced ECG-gated cardiac CT (CCT), Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Coronary Artery Disease
Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Hybrid PET/CT
There have been many advances in the test used to look for heart disease. An example of this newer technology is the Multislice CT scan (MSCT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
- Trial name
- NCT00320931
- Testing
- Hybrid PET/CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
An International Study to Evaluate Diagnostic Efficacy of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection PET MPI in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
This is a Phase 3, prospective, open-label, international, multicentre study of Flurpiridaz (18F) Injection for PET MPI in patients referred for ICA because of suspected CAD.
- Trial name
- NCT03354273
- Testing
- PET MPI, SPECT MPI, Pharmacological stress agents
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 730 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The Spot Sign for Predicting and Treating ICH Growth Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if computed tomography angiography can predict which individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage will experience significant growth in the size of the hemorrhage.
- Trial name
- STOP-IT (NCT00810888)
- Testing
- recombinant activated factor VII
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Prostate Adenocarcinoma
68Ga-RM2 PET/MRI in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer (PC) remains the most-common non-cutaneous cancer diagnosed in American males, accounting for an estimated 174,560 estimated new cases and 31,620 estimated deaths in 2019.
- Trial name
- NCT02624518
- Testing
- 68Ga-RM2, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Andrei Iagaru
Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer
2 Phase Comparison of Pre-operative CT and PET Images for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This pilot phase II studies how well computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging works in detecting disease in patients undergoing surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Colon Cancer, Recurrent Rectal Cancer, Stage IV A Bladder Cancer, Stage IV A Rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01821105
- Testing
- PET Scan, CT Scan, fludeoxyglucose F 18
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center