Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
Breast Cancer
Breast VCEUS to Evaluate Early Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
1. Evaluate quantitative VCEUS imaging for determining early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and compare results to co-temporal volume change on grayscale ultrasound and post-treatment mammography findings…
- Trial name
- NCT01817374
- Testing
- 2D US grayscale plus quantitative VCEUS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Peripheral Neuropathy, Stage 0 Breast Cancer
Ultrasound in Detecting Taxane-Induced Neuropathy in Patients With Breast Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well ultrasound works in detecting taxane-induced neuropathy in patients with breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy, Stage 0 Breast Cancer, Stage I Breast Cancer, Stage IA Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03139435
- Testing
- Biopsy, Questionnaire Administration, Ultrasound Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Skin Laxity
Feasibility Study: Heavy Water Tissue Labeling Protocol
Enrolled subjects undergo tissue labeling to evaluate the rate of collagen synthesis in tissue treated with the Ulthera® System compared to control tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT01708525
- Testing
- Ulthera® System Treatment, Heavy Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
Heart Failure, Heart Failure Acute
B-lines Lung Ultrasound Guided ED Management of Acute Heart Failure Pilot Trial
Nearly 80% of acute heart failure (AHF) patients admitted to the hospital are initially treated in the emergency department (ED). Once admitted, within 30 days post-discharge, 27% of patients are re-hospitalized or die.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure Acute, Acute Cardiac Pulmonary Edema, Acute Cardiac Failure
- Trial name
- BLUSHED-AHF (NCT03136198)
- Testing
- LUS-guided strategy-of-care, Usual Care, Intravenous Loop Diuretic
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Interscalene Nerve Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is considered to be a major surgical procedure resulting in severe postoperative pain, especially in the first 48 hours after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02876055
- Testing
- Single shot interscalene nerve block, Continuous interscalene nerve block, Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Diabetes Mellitus
Efficacy Study of Pioglitazone Compared to Glimepiride on Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease Progression in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of pioglitazone, once daily (QD), compared to glimepiride on atherosclerotic disease measured by intravascular ultrasound.
- Trial name
- PERISCOPE (NCT00225277)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone, Glimepiride
- Where
- 79 sites in United States, Argentina and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 547 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Effects of tDCS and tUS on Pain Perception in OA of the Knee
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) on pain perception and functional limitations in people with…
- Trial name
- NCT02723929
- Testing
- active low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation/active transcranial ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
SONOlysis in Prevention of Brain Infarctions dUring Carotid Stenting and caroTid EndaRterectomy
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a fibrinolytic effect of sonothrombolysis (continual transcranial Doppler monitoring) using 2 MegaHertz (MHz) diagnostic probe on the reduction of risk of brain infarctions due to the…
- Trial name
- SONOBUSTER (NCT01591005)
- Testing
- sonolysis, endarterectomy, carotid stenting
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Anesthesia
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Block and Ultrasound-Guided Axillary Block
The purpose of this study is to compare the rate of complete sensory block at 30 minutes following ultrasound-guided single injection infraclavicular block and ultrasound-guided double injection axillary block.
- Trial name
- NCT01761175
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block, Ultrasound-guided axillary block
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Gather Feasibility Data and User Feedback on Use of a Device in Vivo on Pregnant Volunteers in Their 2nd and 3rd Trimester
Vscan Access R2 Feasibility Evaluation
This study is being done to evaluate if the Vscan Access R2 Ultrasound System can measure Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) in humans when compared against a reference device (GE Corometrics 170 Series Fetal Monitor), and to gather feedback…
- Trial name
- NCT03617419
- Testing
- GE VScan Access R2 Ultrasound System, GE Corometrics 170 Series Fetal Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Assessment of Therapeutic Response of Tofacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
This proposal will evaluate if musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) measures or multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) improve in patients treated with tofacitinib over 3 months, and whether early MSUS measures/MBDA can predict…
- Trial name
- NCT02321930
- Testing
- tofacitinib 5mg po bid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Lymph Node, Breastcancer
CK19 Combined With Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound: a Prediction System on Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer
To establish a predicting system on axillary lymph node metastasis based on peripheral blood CK19mRNA and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
- Trial name
- CK-CEUS (NCT02992067)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 359 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Solid Tumor
Comparison of Three Tissue Acquiring Techniques During EUS Guided Biopsies of Solid Tumors.
The study's aim is to prospectively compare three different tissue acquisition techniques during EUS guided solid lesions biopsies.
- Trial name
- NCT03264092
- Testing
- Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
Ultrasound-guided Injection for DeQuervain's
The investigators aim to perform a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of blind corticosteroid injections to US-guided injections for the treatment of de Quervain's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02038634
- Testing
- Betamethasone, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Ankle Injuries
Investigation of Corticosteroid Versus Placebo Injection in Patients With Syndesmotic Ligament Injury or High Ankle Sprain
This study evaluates the use of corticosteroids acutely as an adjuvant treatment of the high ankle sprain. Subjects will receive either a corticosteroid or a local anesthetic injection.
- Trial name
- NCT02892500
- Testing
- bupivacaine hydrochloride and betamethasone sodium phosphate, bupivacaine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Thyroid Nodule, Follicular Neoplasm
Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for the Preoperative Risk Stratification of Follicular Lesions of the Thyroid
As many as 70-85% subjects diagnosed with a follicular lesion on biopsy and undergoing surgery will have benign lesions verified by histopathology after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03106337
- Testing
- Shear-Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Change In Diaphragmatic Thickness Predicts Extubation Success
We will investigate whether measurement of the change in thickness of the diaphragm during the respiratory cycle by ultrasound can predict extubation success in a 48 hour window.
- Trial name
- NCT02656199
- Testing
- Diaphragm Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Colorectal Cancer
Axitinib Monotherapy With Early Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Monitoring in Chemorefractory Third Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This is a study of Axitinib versus placebo as monotherapy for people with colorectal cancer who have liver metastases and who have relapsed within 6 months of their last chemotherapy regime.
- Trial name
- AXMUS-C (NCT04355156)
- Testing
- Axitinib
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Periorbital Wrinkles
Reducing Wrinkles Around the Eyes Using the Ulthera® System
The purpose of this prospective, multi-center, single treatment study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes associated with the non-invasive treatment to reduce wrinkles around the eyes utilizing the Ulthera® System to deliver…
- Trial name
- NCT01368900
- Testing
- Ulthera® System treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy
3D Ultrasound-guided Labor Epidural Analgesia in the Morbid Obese Parturient
This study will be a randomized control study, with the objective to evaluate epidural analgesia success rates between the two methods (Blind Approach versus Accuro Device).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03405311
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro 3D Ultrasound Device, Palpation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston