Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
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
Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Department of Defense Funded Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Postoperative pain is usually treated with opioids that have undesirable and sometimes dangerous side effects (e.g., vomiting and respiratory depression)-and yet over 80% of patients still experience inadequate pain relief.
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis, Hallux Valgus (Bunion) Resection
- Trial name
- NCT04713098
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Prostate Neoplasm
Prostate Cancer Screening Trial Using Imaging
Participants will be recruited from the community and attend a screening clinic and undergo the following screening tests: 1. Bi-parametric MRI - reported by a radiologist and CAD-AI system 2.
- Trial name
- PROSTAGRAM (NCT03702439)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 411 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Vascular Diseases, Embolism and Thrombosis
Epidemiology of Thromboembolism Disease: A Cohort Study
The purpose of this study is to determine different risk factors of thromboembolic disease. Different points will be studied 1. do different types of thromboembolic disease (distal Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), proximal DVT…
- Conditions
- Vascular Diseases, Embolism and Thrombosis, Phlebitis, Venous Insufficiency
- Trial name
- OPTIMEV (NCT00670540)
- Testing
- procedure of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and PE (Pulmonary Embolism) diagnosis
- Where
- 231 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 8,256 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Prostate Cancer
High Resolution PET-MRI Before Prostate Cancer HIFU
This prospective trial aims to determine if enhanced prostate imaging using two novel imaging technologies (high resolution DWI and 18F-fluciclovine PET-MRI) will detect prostate cancers not seen on standard multiparametric…
- Trial name
- NCT03263780
- Testing
- 18F-Fluciclovine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Timothy J. Daskivich
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Rheumatoid Arthritis Study to Assess Early Response to Abatacept+MTX as Defined by Improvement of Synovitis Measures by Power Doppler Ultrasonography
The purpose of the study is to assess early signs of response to abatacept+methotrexate in metacarpophalangeal joints in both hands using power Doppler ultrasonography in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00767325
- Testing
- Abatacept, Methotrexate
- Where
- 21 sites in Denmark, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Unilateral TAP Block for Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
The study team will be assessing if the unilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can decrease pain and improve outcomes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03856788
- Testing
- Saline, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Adjunct Sedatives in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Procedures
The purpose of this study is to compare meperidine/midazolam with diphenhydramine, meperidine/midazolam with promethazine, and meperidine/midazolam with placebo as sedation methods.
- Trial name
- NCT00937924
- Testing
- Meperidine, Midazolam, Diphenhydramine, Promethazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Speech Sound Disorder
Delineation of Sensorimotor Subtypes Underlying Residual Speech Errors
Children with speech sound disorder show diminished accuracy and intelligibility in spoken communication and may thus be perceived as less capable or intelligent than peers, with negative consequences for both socioemotional and…
- Trial name
- C-RESULTS (NCT03736213)
- Testing
- Visual-acoustic biofeedback, Ultrasound biofeedback
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Breast Cancer
ARFI, VisR and DDAI Ultrasound for Improving Discrimination of Malignant and Unresponsive Breast Cancer
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate in vivo the diagnostic relevance of ultrasound-derived metrics for stiffness, elasticity, viscosity, and anisotropy.
- Trial name
- NCT03785782
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Peripheral Artery Disease, Critical Limb Ischemia
Complete Lesion Assessment With ffR and IVUS TechnologY
CLARITY I is a pilot study to identify the clinically appropriate endpoint(s) of a larger, statistically powered pivotal trial for treatment of patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI).
- Trial name
- CLARITY I (NCT01941030)
- Testing
- Orbital Atherectomy System, Balloon Angioplasty
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Pregnancy Related
Collaboration Live
Collaboration Live is a prospective, single-arm clinical study of subjects who provide written consent. Subjects are scanned using a Philips EPIQ 5 or EPIQ 7 Ultrasound System equipped with Collaboration Live software.
- Trial name
- NCT04243369
- Testing
- Non-diagnostic software solution
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global
Brachial Plexus Blockade
Effect of Local Anaesthetic Volume on Axillary Brachial Plexus Block Duration
Axillary brachial plexus block is an safe, effective and widely used technique for providing surgical anesthesia at and below the elbow. Inadvertent intraneural and intravascular injections are the only significant risks.
- Trial name
- NCT03163472
- Testing
- Axillary brachial plexus block with 10 mL oof local anaesthetic, Axillary brachial plexus block with 30 ml of local anaesthetic
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cork University Hospital
Gastrostomy
A Single-center, Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Use and Safety of the Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy Technique
This is a single-center, non-randomized, non-blinded feasibility study to evaluate the performance, safety and tolerability of the Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy (PUG) procedure that utilizes a novel device in conjunction…
- Trial name
- NCT03575754
- Testing
- Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- CoapTech
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Pulmonary Function and Interscalene Block
The objective of our study is to compare the degree of phrenic nerve blockade after interscalene block using 0.1% ropivacaine or 0.2% ropivacaine.
- Trial name
- NCT02181296
- Testing
- ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Transabdominal Ultrasound With BR55 for Characterization of Pancreatic Lesions
This is an exploratory, single center, open label, parallel-dose, and prospective study of BR55 contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) for characterization of solid pancreatic lesions in subjects with suspected pancreatic…
- Trial name
- NCT03486327
- Testing
- BR55
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal AF
CARTO® 3 System and Real Time Intracardiac Ultrasound
This is a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized observational study of subjects 18 years and older undergoing RF ablation with drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- IUAF (NCT01716663)
- Testing
- Catheter Ablation
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Hip Fractures
Surgical Treatment of Hip Fractures Under Peripheral Regional Anesthesia
The study investigates whether treatment of proximal femoral fractures is possible using a peripheral regional anesthesia technique.
- Trial name
- NCT04005404
- Testing
- Ropivacaine (sciatic nerve block), Ropivacaine (lumbar plexus block L2-L4), Ropivacaine (lumbar plexus block Th12-L1)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Helios Research Center
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