Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
Leiomyoma
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Fibroids
The goal of this study is to develop additional long term data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this treatment. Indications for use for this system is: 'The ExAblate is intended to ablate uterine fibroid tissue in pre…
- Trial name
- NCT00131365
- Testing
- ExAblate 2000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
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
Hip Pain
Comparison of Bacteriostatic Saline to Buffered Lidocaine for Ultrasound Guided Hip Joint Injection Local Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to compare infiltration pain and anesthetic efficacy between lidocaine and Bacteriostatic saline (BS) for ultrasound (US) guided intraarticular hip injections.
- Trial name
- NCT02209272
- Testing
- bacteriostatic saline, buffered lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neoplasms, Breast
Study Evaluating the Antitumor Activity and Safety of Niraparib as Neoadjuvant Treatment in Participants With Breast Cancer
This is an open-label, single-arm pilot study evaluating the antitumor activity and safety of niraparib as neoadjuvant therapy in participants with Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative and breast cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT03329937
- Testing
- Niraparib
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Tesaro, Inc.
Prostate Cancer
Transurethral Ultrasonic Imaging For Detection and Classification of Prostate Cancer
This study is being performed to verify the ability to use minimally invasive transurethral ultrasonic imaging technology for the purpose of identifying prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02307552
- Testing
- UreScan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Airway Management
Ultrasound Guided Versus Palpation Guided Cricothyrotomy With Poorly Defined Anatomical Landmarks
Inability to provide oxygen to the patient remains the most fearful anesthesia-related mishap. Cricothyrotomy (CT) is an infrequently performed but life saving procedure for an anesthesiologist, who is encountered with this…
- Trial name
- NCT01475487
- Testing
- Utrasound guided cricothyrotomy
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Dehydration in Children, Dehydration
LifeFlow Fluid Study- Non- Critical Pediatric Patients Having a Trans Abdominal Ultrasound
This is an unblinded, randomized control study examining two fluid delivery modalities for non-critical female patients with a planned transabdominal pelvic ultrasound requiring intravenous fluid boluses.
- Trial name
- NCT03712189
- Testing
- LifeFlow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Post-operative Pain
Genicular Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study seeks to examine the analgesic efficacy of genicular nerve blocks for pain after total knee replacement.
- Trial name
- NCT03706313
- Testing
- 15mL 0.25% bupivacaine, Genicular nerve block, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Skin Laxity
Ultherapy™ Treatment Following Sculptra® Treatment
This clinical trial will evaluate clinical outcomes associated with the non-invasive Ultherapy™ treatment to improve skin laxity and tightening following a Sculptra® treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01422538
- Testing
- Ulthera® System, Sculptra®, Sculptra® treatment followed by Ultherapy™ treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
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
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
CeVUS With Intravesical Administration of OPTISON TM (Trademark) in Children
In this clinical trial the investigators aim to evaluate the diagnostic feasibility and safety of ceVUS with the intravesical use of OPTISON for vesicoureteral reflux detection and urethral imaging in children.
- Trial name
- ceVUS (NCT02204917)
- Testing
- OPTISON
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kassa Darge
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Diseases
Beyond Confounders: Addressing Source of Measurement Variability and Error in Shear Wave Elastography
Chronic liver disease is a major problem in the general population and there is an unmet need to diagnose(and screen) for liver disease with using noninvasive, cost-effective and sensitive techniques.The investigators hypothesize…
- Trial name
- NCT03342560
- Testing
- Sonographic SWE measurements with 4 different ultrasound systems
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Defect
A Pilot Study of Optic Nerve Ultrasound Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The purpose of the proposed study is to evaluate the incidence of subtle increases in intracranial pressure (ICP) following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), measured by non-invasive…
- Trial name
- NCT03757312
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Corridore
Type 2 Diabetes
Pilot Study to Assess the Effects of Hepatic Ultrasound Insonification on Subjects With T2DM
This research study is being done to evaluate the effect of hepatic ultrasound insonification on whole-body insulin sensitivity and evaluate the safety and tolerability of hepatic ultrasound insonification in subjects with Type 2…
- Trial name
- NCT04502212
- Testing
- Hepatic Ultrasound Insonification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- General Electric Research
- Study Focus: Renal Retention of Lipid Microbubbles
Renal Retention of Microbubbles
Flank pain has been reported with ultrasound (US) contrast agents. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is retention of ultrasound contrast agents in the renal microcirculation, which has been described in mice.
- Trial name
- NCT01647464
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Stroke
Vascular Ultrasound Screening in Patients With Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease: a Multi-center Registry Study
The purpose of this multicenter study is to investigate the extra-/intra-cranial atherosclerosis distribution pattern in chinese populations with transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke and analyze the influencing factors…
- Trial name
- NCT02397655
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12,012 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Brain Tumor
Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Using Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of BBB disruption using transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound in conjunction with an intravenous ultrasound contrast agent to increase the accumulation of doxorubicin in…
- Trial name
- NCT02343991
- Testing
- Transcranial ExABlate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Brain Ischemia Hypoxia
CEUS Evaluation of Hypoxic Ischemic Injury
Neonates presenting with neurologic symptoms require rapid, non-invasive imaging with high spatial resolution and tissue contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT03549520
- Testing
- Sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity Complicating Childbirth, Fetal Anomaly
Pannus Assistance Needed for Obstetric Ultrasound Studies
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether use of a pannus retractor adhesive improves fetal anatomic ultrasound examinations.
- Trial name
- NCT05764408
- Testing
- traxi® Panniculus Retractor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Cardiac Disease
A Dose Ascending Study to Evaluate the Safety of NH002 as a Contrast Agent in Cardiac Echocardiography
NH002 (Perflutren Lipid Microspheres) Injectable Suspension is an ultrasound contrast agent for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular (LV) chamber and to improve the delineation of the LV…
- Trial name
- NCT04185246
- Testing
- NH002 (Perflutren Lipid Microspheres) Injectable Suspension, Echocardiogram
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trust Bio-sonics, Inc.