Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial, Myofascial Pain
Percutaneous Electrolysis Versus Dry Needling in Levator Scapulae
The objective will be to determine the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis versus ultrasound-guided dry needling in active myofascial trigger points of the levator scapulae muscle on pain intensity…
- Trial name
- NCT04157426
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrolysis, Dry needling
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Regional Anesthesia, Diaphragm Issues
Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Regional Anesthesia
Awake thoracic surgery is a feasible and safe alternative to general anesthesia for pulmonary biopsy in interstitial lung disease patients, but there is still no evidence as to its superiority in terms of outcome.
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia, Diaphragm Issues, Thoracic Surgery, Ultrasounds
- Trial name
- NCT04700943
- Testing
- Regional awake anesthesia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Retinal Detachment
Use of Ocular Point of Care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Retinal Detachment in the Emergency Department
The study is collecting data along with other academic institutions regarding the accuracy of ocular ultrasound in diagnosing retinal detachment.
- Trial name
- RDOcularUS (NCT03106025)
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Ophthalmology Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Prostatic Neoplasms
MRI / Ultrasound Fusion With Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It is most often detected by an abnormal digital rectal exam or an elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen -determine by a blood test.
- Trial name
- NCT02233725
- Testing
- Definity Perflutren Injectable Suspension
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Focal Liver Lesions, Ultrasonics
Utility of Ultrasound Imaging for Diagnosis of Focal Liver Lesions: A Radiomics Analysis
Ultrasound (US) as first-line imaging technology in detecting focal liver lesions,also plays a crucial role in evaluating image and guiding ablation which is the main treatment for liver lesions.
- Conditions
- Focal Liver Lesions, Ultrasonics, Intelligent Diagnosis, Ablation
- Trial name
- NCT03871140
- Testing
- diagnosis
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Prostate Hyperplasia
BETTY: BEnign Prostatic Hyperplasia Transperineal Targeted Microwave therapY
This is a pilot study on applying 3D-Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Microwave needle ablation for men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
- Trial name
- NCT05443451
- Testing
- 3D-Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Microwave needle ablation of BPH
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Breast Fibroadenoma
Treatment of Breast Fibroadenoma With High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
This is a monocenter, open-label, uncontrolled study in accordance with §23b MPG to evaluate the efficacy of the HIFU-treatment of fibroadenoma using the TH-One device.
- Trial name
- HIFU (NCT03022695)
- Testing
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Pain, Postoperative, Multimodal Analgesia
Comparison of the Rhomboid Intercostal Block and Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is widely performed for the management of various thoracic pathologies and is generally associated with reduced surgical trauma compared with open thoracotomy.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Multimodal Analgesia, Rhomboid Intercostal Block, Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block
- Trial name
- NCT07650877
- Testing
- Rhomboid Intercostal Block, Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Echocardiography
Live Stream of Prehospital point-of Care Ultrasound During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested as a useful tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for diagnosis and treatment of reversible causes.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Echocardiography, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT04817475
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound with tele-supervision
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Uterine Fibroids
MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
This is a prospective, nonrandomized, multi-center study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of ExAblate in the treatment of uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- NCT00166270
- Testing
- ExAblate 2000
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Pleural Effusion Disorder
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Assisted Ultrasound Guided Pleural Biopsy
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic yield and safety of confocal laser endomicroscopy and ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy in diagnosing patients with unknown pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- Confocal laser (NCT07040241)
- Testing
- Confocoal laser endomicroscopy-assisted ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy, Ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
GI Lesions
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Fine Needle Biopsy (FNB) Submucosal Nodule
The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of a novel endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) biopsy needle to the current standard EUS needle.
- Trial name
- NCT03011229
- Testing
- Pro Core Needle, medtronic Sharkcore Needle
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Stroke
Optimizing Parameters of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Cortical Modulation in Stroke Patients
The purpose of this research study is to find out the optimal intensity and frequency of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) that is safe and tolerable in people who have had a stroke.
- Trial name
- LIFU (NCT05016531)
- Testing
- Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation, Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation Frequency
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Adenomyosis
High-intensity Focused Ultrasound in Treatment of Uterine Adenomyosis
Uterine adenomyosis is a common uterine benign condition. They can cause abnormal menstrual bleeding, and menstrual pain. Although surgical intervention is the definitive treatment, some women prefer to have their uterus…
- Trial name
- NCT02954757
- Testing
- HIFU treatment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Lung Ultrasound, PEEP and Overdistension (LUPO)
The investigators suppose that lung sliding could be reduced in the same lung region moving from less ventilated to overinflated condition.
- Trial name
- LUPO (NCT04648657)
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound, Electric impedance tomography
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Glioblastoma, Glioma
Safety of BBB Opening With the SonoCloud
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine whether transient opening of the blood-brain barrier by pulsed ultrasound using the SonoCloud implantable ultrasound device is safely tolerated in patients with recurrent…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- SONOCLOUD (NCT02253212)
- Testing
- SonoCloud, Carboplatin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Fluid Therapy, Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Internal Jugular Vein Ultrasound Measures and Fluid Responsiveness in Post-Operative Cardiac Surgical Patients
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether measures of the size of the internal jugular vein have clinical utility in predicting whether patients may benefit from treatment with intravenous fluid.
- Trial name
- NCT00500981
- Testing
- Volume challenge, Ultrasound evaluation of internal jugular vein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Pleural Effusion, Abdominal Effusion
Efficacy of the echOpen Device to Identify Effusion and to Detect Basilic Vein
In recent years, portable and ultra-portable ultrasound devices are increasingly used by the non radiologists, notably cardiologists or obstetrician gynecologist, at the patient's bedside to visualize and measure anatomical…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Abdominal Effusion, Procedural Guidance
- Trial name
- CLIN-ECHO-I (NCT05280119)
- Testing
- EchOpen ultra-portable ultrasound device, Ultrasound device routinely used in the department., Standard ultrasound examination by an independent referent radiologist
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Parkinson s Disease, Tremor
MRgFUS for Parkinson's Tremor
This study investigates magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy (MRgFUSth) for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and tremor not responding to conventional standard doses of dopamine replacement therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT07284719
- Testing
- MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Cardiac Disease, Heart Failure
Interactive Guided Ultrasound Examinations Done by Non-experts of Ultrasound Imaging
This prospective study is a pilot study for evaluating a guidance system that aims to facilitate high-quality echocardiographic acquisitions.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ischemia
- Trial name
- EPISODE (NCT03642730)
- Testing
- TransThoracic Echocardiography imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare