Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, CTS
Trial of Ultrasound Guided Carpal Tunnel Release Versus Traditional Open Release (TUTOR)
Study to compare the safety and effectiveness of carpal tunnel release with ultrasound guidance (CTR-US) vs. mini-open carpal tunnel release (mOCTR) in patients with symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
- Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, CTS, Carpal Tunnel
- Trial name
- TUTOR (NCT05405218)
- Testing
- CTR with Ultrasound Guidance using the UltraGuideCTR device, mOCTR
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Sonex Health, Inc.
Localized Intermediate Risk Prostate Lesions
Focal MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Localized Intermediate Risk Prostate Lesions
The hypothesis of this study is that focal treatment with ExAblate MRgFUS has the potential to be an effective non-invasive treatment for intermediate risk, organ-confined prostate lesions, with a low incidence of morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT01657942
- Testing
- ExAblate MR Guided Focused Ultrasound
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Chronic Ulcer of Lower Extremity
Healing Rate of Leg Wounds Treated With Contact and Noncontact Ultrasound: The VIP Ultrasound Protocol
Wound healing rate is higher when contact ultrasound therapy is followed by noncontact ultrasound therapy on sub-acute and chronic lower extremity ulcers of various etiologies requiring selective debridement, as compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT02045303
- Testing
- Contact Ultrasound Therapy, Noncontact Ultrasound Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Health Resources
Dehydration
Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
Objective: Although approximately 9% of patients presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) are dehydrated, there is no reliable method to measure objectively the degree of intravascular dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00267644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Bronchiectasis Adult, Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Lidocaine Administration During Flexible Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial Ultrasound
The purpose of this study is to assess if there is decrease in cough during flexible bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound when different modes of lidocaine administration are used.
- Conditions
- Bronchiectasis Adult, Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, Pneumonia, Chest--Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03829618
- Testing
- Topical lidocaine, Nebuliser solution, Nebuliser Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Chronic Pancreatitis, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis
Incorporating Endoscopic Ultrasound and Elastography Towards Improving Outcomes of Pediatric Pancreatitis Management
The main reason for this research study is to find out more about acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in children.
- Trial name
- NCT06068426
- Testing
- Transabdominal ultrasound Shear wave elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Vitale MD
Stone, Kidney, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
Accuracy of Ultrasound for Detecting Residual Fragments During RIRS
The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy of ultrasound and traditional fluoroscopy to find the residual fragments before retrograde intrarenal surgery is complete.
- Trial name
- NCT05535816
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Peritoneal Dialysis, Hypervolemia
Lung Ultrasound in PD Patients
Although many alternative methods are present, maintaining ideal volume status in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients still rely on clinical evaluation due to lack of an evidence based method.
- Conditions
- Peritoneal Dialysis, Hypervolemia, VEGF Overexpression
- Trial name
- LUSiPD (NCT03801044)
- Testing
- NT-BNP, VEGF, Echocardiography, Chest Radiography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Ovarian Cancer
BR55 in Characterization of Ovarian Lesions
This is an exploratory phase II, single center, open label, prospective study of BR55 CEUS for characterization of ovarian lesions in subjects with suspected ovarian cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03493464
- Testing
- BR55
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Biopsy, Fine-Needle
iNod System Human Feasibility Assessment
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility to access, visualize, and obtain specimens adequate for cytology of lung lesions in subjects with suspected lung cancer when using the iNod System.
- Trial name
- iNod (NCT02832284)
- Testing
- iNod System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Prostate Cancer
Safety Study of MRI-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Tissue to Treat Localized Prostate Cancer
This study is to evaluate that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transurethral ultrasound therapy system is safe and feasible to ablate prostate tissue in men with localized prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01686958
- Testing
- MR-Guided Transurethral US Ablation of Prostate Tissue
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Profound Medical Inc.
Pancreatic Cancer
Comparison of Back-loaded vs Preloaded Fiducial Needles in EUS-guided Fiducial Marker Placement in Pancreatic Cancer.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been pivotal in accomplishing image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in patients with pancreatic cancer by allowing precise contouring and identification of target lesions in the pancreas via…
- Trial name
- NCT02332863
- Testing
- Back-loaded Needle (Device), Preloaded Needle (Device)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Catheter Complications
Ultrasound Guided Catheter Length Survivability
In patients with difficult IV access, ultrasound-guided catheter insertion is a preferred technique. However, many peripheral catheters fail and must be replaced, adding extra pain and difficulty for the patient, and requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT03655106
- Testing
- Standard Long IV 4.78 cm 20 g catheter, Ultra-Long IV 6.35 cm 20 g catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation
Mechanistic Drivers of Acute PAPE Responsiveness: Muscle Architecture, Contractile Kinetics, and Excitability in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this study is to find out if one short set of heavy half-squats can help football players jump higher right away-and to understand what happens inside their muscles and nerves to make that boost happen.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation, Postactivation Potentiation, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06982937
- Testing
- High-Intensity Half-Squat, Treadmill running
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Failed Labor
Prediction of Delivery With Transperineal Ultrasound in Women With Prolonged Labour. Multicentre Study
Objectives 1. To assess if head-perineum distance and angle of progression measured with transperineal ultrasound by the obstetrician on call can predict delivery mode in primiparous women with prolonged first stage of labour. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01610453
- Testing
- ultrasound examination
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Norway and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
Prostate Cancer
Optimization of Prostate Biopsy - Micro-Ultrasound Versus MRI
OPTIMUM is a study designed to compare the ability of ultra-high resolution transrectal micro-ultrasound (microUS) and multiparametric MRI (mpMRI)/US fusion to guide prostate biopsy.
- Trial name
- OPTIMUM (NCT05220501)
- Testing
- Microultrasonography Targeted Biopsy, MRI Targeted Biopsy
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 804 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Healthy Adults
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulses (LIFUP) to Modulate Pain
The anterior nuclei of the thalamus in addition to periaqueductal gray (PAG) and rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) are integral regions of a supraspinal opioidergic structure that regulate pain perception.
- Trial name
- NCT04339972
- Testing
- LIFUP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Postoperative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Pain Control in the Abdominal Surgery
Postoperative analgesia is an important part of the anesthetic care. According to the recent studies, multimodal analgesia can provide better analgesia \& patient satisfaction with fewer side effect.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02029755)
- Testing
- transversus abdominis plane block, local infiltration, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Osteoarthritis
Using Ultrasound to Predict Response to Intraarticular Corticosteroids in Knee Osteoarthritis
A study using characteristics on ultrasound to predict response to intraarticular steroid injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00746889
- Testing
- triamcinolone acetonide, saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Ultrasound-Based Liver Fat Quantification (LFQ) Pilot Study
This clinical study will involve performing a series of medical imaging procedures of the abdomen using both ultrasound and MRI modalities in subjects at risk for or already diagnosed with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease…
- Trial name
- LFQ (NCT04657523)
- Testing
- Investigational Liver Fat Quantification Software
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global