Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
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
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Improving Response to Radioembolization Therapy in Patients With Liver Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well perflutren protein-type A microspheres and contrast-enhanced ultrasound work in improving response to radioembolization therapy in patients with liver cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03199274
- Testing
- Yttrium-90 Microsphere Radioembolization, Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres, Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Crohn Disease
Ultrasound Evaluation of Crohn's Disease
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a new ultrasound technology for evaluating Crohn's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03235180
- Testing
- Sulfur Hexafluoride, Ultrasound Elastography, Ultrasound Vascularity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hypercholesterolemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Evaluation of Effect of Alirocumab on Coronary Atheroma Volume in Japanese Patients Hospitalized for Acute Coronary Syndrome With Hypercholesterolemia
Primary Objective: To compare the efficacy of alirocumab (Praluent®) with standard of care (SoC) on coronary atheroma progression (percent change in normalized total atheroma volume [TAV]) after 9 months of treatment in…
- Trial name
- ODYSSEY J-IVUS (NCT02984982)
- Testing
- Alirocumab SAR236553, Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin
- Where
- 39 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Peripheral Artery Disease, PAD
Tissue Removal Assessment With Ultrasound of THe SFA and Popliteal
IVUS imaging will be utilized to assess performance of the Sponsor's Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) followed by adjunctive balloon angioplasty (BA) in patients who have symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurring in…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Artery Disease, PAD, Claudication, Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Trial name
- TRUTH (NCT01938391)
- Testing
- Stealth 360°® OAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Covid19
Efficacy and Tolerance of Telerobotic vs Standard Ultrasound Exam in Children
In children with Covid-19, the diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease (KD) and pneumonia should be made very quickly. However, the regional hospitals surrounding Paris don't have the required expertise.
- Trial name
- NCT04776174
- Testing
- Ultrasound using the telerobotic Melody system
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Cervix; Pregnancy
Sound Check-Correlation Between Transperineal and Digital Cervical Exam in 3rd Trimester Pregnancy
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of the Butterfly iQ pocket ultrasound with the digital cervical examination in the third trimester cervix.
- Trial name
- NCT05260333
- Testing
- Butterfly iQ transperineal ultrasound exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Saphenous Vein Cannulation
Saphenous Vein Cannulation in Infants and Small Children
The purpose of this study is to compare the two different saphenous vein cannulation techniques; real-time ultrasound image-guided technique (Ultrasound group) vs. traditional landmark technique (Landmark group).
- Trial name
- NCT01924975
- Testing
- Saphenous vein cannulation, ultrasound with a linear transducer (L15-7io), A 22 or 24 G intravenous catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Satoshi Hanada
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
Soft Tissue Injuries
RF/PEMF Versus Ultrasound for the Treatment of Soft Tissue Injury
The study will investigate whether the impact of PEMF and RF therapies is safe and efficacious for the treatment of pain associated with soft tissue injuries as compared to treatment with ultrasound, and to show the effects of…
- Trial name
- NCT03774823
- Testing
- RF and PEMF, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Venus Concept
Liver Neoplasms
SonoVue®-Enhanced Ultrasound Versus Unenhanced US for Focal Liver Lesion Characterization
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of SonoVue®-enhanced ultrasound versus unenhanced ultrasound for characterization of Focal Liver Lesions using final diagnosis based on histology or combined…
- Trial name
- NCT00788697
- Testing
- SonoVue-enhanced ultrasound, Unenhanced ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 349 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Pregnancy, Cesarean Section
Gastric Volumes by US in Term Parturients Undergoing CS With and Without Metoclopramide
Our objective is to compare gastric volumes (mL) between women who receive metoclopramide versus placebo prior to scheduled cesarean delivery in appropriately fasted patients.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Cesarean Section, Aspiration
- Trial name
- NCT05033041
- Testing
- Study drug metoclopramide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Spinal Anaesthesia, Ultrasound
A Trial on Ultrasound-assisted Spinal Anaesthesia
A randomised controlled trial comparing the use of pre-procedural ultrasound scanning with manual palpation to identify landmarks for performance of spinal anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01699373
- Testing
- Ultrasound scan
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Uterine Fibroids
ExAblate UF V2 System for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and ablation efficacy of the ExAblate UF V2 System when treating symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- NCT01285960
- Testing
- ExAblate Treatment UF V2
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Cholelithiasis, Ultrasonography
Laparoscopic Versus Transabdominal Ultrasound in Morbidly Obese Patients
The objective of this study is to prospectively compare laparoscopic ultrasound to transabdominal ultrasound for the detection of gallbladder pathology in obese patients presenting for laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Conditions
- Cholelithiasis, Ultrasonography, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
- Trial name
- NCT00971750
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 253 people
- Sponsor
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Breast Cancer
IMAging With Opto-acoustics to downgradE BI-RADS claSsificaTion Relative tO Other Diagnostic Methodologies (MAESTRO)
Imagio breast imaging system, is an opto-acoustic (OA) imaging system designed to concurrently collect images in conjunction with diagnostic ultrasound ( co-registered OA and B-mode imaging).
- Trial name
- MAESTRO (NCT02364388)
- Testing
- Imagio IUS, Imagio OA/US
- Where
- 5 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Seno Medical Instruments Inc.
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Automated Method for Breast Cancer Detection
Participants with suspicious breast lesions by mammography will undergo fine needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasound guidance. The FNA will be read by the cytopathologist and analyzed in the breast cancer detection cartridge.
- Trial name
- NCT03863522
- Testing
- Fine needle aspiration, Cancer Detection cartridge
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Breast Cancer
Focused Ultrasound and Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer
This pilot study evaluates the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) combined with pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
- Trial name
- Breast-48 (NCT03237572)
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Patrick Dillon, MD
Post-operative Pain, Quadriceps Muscle Strength
Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Versus Femoral Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatrics
Both Ultrasound guided Adductor Canal Block ( ACB) and Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) has been used to provide postoperative analgesia for knee surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03053401
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block, Femoral Nerve Block, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Cancer of Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasm
Trial Comparing 19 and 25-gauge EUS-FNA Needles
This study compares the 19G and 25G needles for procuring tissue samples from the pancreas during Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
- Trial name
- EUS-FNA (NCT01677312)
- Testing
- Pancreatic Biopsy, Histological Samples
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth