Clinical trials: Ultrasound
Muscle Spasm
Low Intensity Ultrasound Therapy for Upper Back Pain Relief
The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a wearable therapeutic ultrasound device for relief of pain associated with the trapezius muscle of the upper back over a 4-week period.
- Trial name
- NCT02135094
- Testing
- Active ultrasound therapy device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- ZetrOZ, Inc.
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Steatosis
The Sonic Incytes Liver Incyte System, Assessment of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis
Evaluate the feasibility of the Liver Incyte system for liver elasticity measurement in healthy volunteers and patients with liver fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03957070
- Testing
- Liver Incyte
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonic Incytes
Giant Cell Arteritis
Validation of a Diagnostic Algorithm of Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA or temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis) or Horton disease is a vasculitis that occurs in older adults, affecting vessels of medium and large caliber.
- Trial name
- ECHORTON (NCT02703922)
- Testing
- color Doppler ultrasound and TAB in case of CDU negative
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Local Anesthetic
Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Nerve Block
This study will test the hypothesis that sequential injection of 1.5% mepivacaine followed 90 seconds later by 0.5% ropivacaine in ultrasound guided supraclavicular block provides a quicker onset and a longer duration of…
- Trial name
- NCT00825786
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Mepivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Aggressive Periodontitis
Two Different Antibiotic Agents to Treat Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis
The aim of this study is to assess the clinical outcomes of full-mouth ultrasonic debridement combined with clarithromycin or amoxicillin + metronidazole association for the treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis…
- Trial name
- NCT02969928
- Testing
- Full-mouth ultrasonic debridement, Clarithromycin, Amoxicillin
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Diabetes Mellitus
Residual Gastric Volume Measured by Ultrasound in Diabetic Surgical Population Versus Non-diabetic Surgical Population.
Comparison of residual gastric volume measure by ultrasounds between diabetic and non-diabetic patients scheduled for elective surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05435157
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León
Liver Neoplasms
SonoVue®-Enhanced Ultrasound (US) Versus Unenhanced US for Focal Liver Lesion Characterization
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the Sensitivity and Specificity of SonoVue®-enhanced ultrasound is superior to that of unenhanced ultrasound for the characterization of benign versus malignant FLLs using final…
- Trial name
- NCT00829413
- Testing
- SonoVue®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Lumbar Ultrasound
Ultrasound for Neuraxial Anesthesia
The patients will be allocated to 2 groups: the ultrasound group and the palpation group. Ultrasound detection of the puncture site will be performed to the patients of the one group (group U).
- Trial name
- NCT02553746
- Testing
- Detection of the puncture site by ultrasound scan of the lumbar spine., Detection of the puncture site by identification of the landmarks.
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- 424 General Military Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary Atherosclerosis
Safety and Efficacy of Aliskiren on the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
The study will assess the change in coronary atherosclerotic disease as determined by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for aliskiren compared to placebo when given in addition to standard therapy in patients with coronary artery…
- Trial name
- AQUARIUS (NCT00853827)
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- 129 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Supracondylar Fractures
A Comparison of UGSB and GA to IV Narcotics and GA for Post-Op Pain in Children With Supracondylar Fractures.
This study compares nerve blocks to IV pain medicines in children with broken arms. We are trying to see if blocking the nerves in the broken arm results in better pain control and less side effects than injections of morphine…
- Trial name
- NCT02056288
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
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
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
Menorrhagia
Sonography Guided Transcervical Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
The objective of this study is to establish the safety and effectiveness of the Sonata® System in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- SONATA (NCT02228174)
- Testing
- Intrauterine Ultrasound-Guided Radiofreq. Ablation System
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Gynesonics
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.
Kidney Cancer
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Kidney Cancer Subtyping and Staging
The purpose of this study is to determine if contrast-enhanced ultrasound can detect abnormal features of kidney lesions in patients with suspected kidney cancer with the same accuracy as conventional ultrasound and…
- Trial name
- NCT04021238
- Testing
- Perflutren lipid microsphere, Sulfur hexafluoride lipid microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chronic Plantar Fasciitis
Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound - Treatment for Chronic Plantar Fascia Musculoskeletal Pain Reduction
Double-blinded feasibility study for the treatment of pain related to chronic plantar fasciitis. A total 37 patients (27 treated and 12 control/sham treated) received 2 treatments, 2 weeks apart on subcutaneous plantar fascia…
- Trial name
- ITU (NCT03255655)
- Testing
- Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment - ITU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Guided Therapy Systems
Sickle Cell Disease
Study to Evaluate the Effect of GBT440 on TCD in Pediatrics With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of voxelotor in pediatric participants, aged ≥ 2 to < 15 years old, with Sickle Cell Disease.
- Trial name
- HOPE Kids 2 (NCT04218084)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Egypt and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Uterine Leiomyoma, Uterine Fibroids
MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Uterine Fibroids With Enhanced Sonication
This is a phase 3 study to determine the safety of the new features to the FDA approved ExAblate device using a new method to ablate fibroids deemed Enhanced Sonication.
- Trial name
- NCT00365989
- Testing
- ExAblate Enhanced Sonication
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Prostate Cancer
Ultrasound-Guided Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer Previously Treated With External-Beam Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Implant radiation therapy uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well ultrasound-guided implant radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT00450411
- Testing
- 125-Iodine, 103-palladium
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source, Transient Ischemic Attack
RoBotic TCD Ultrasound BubbLe Study Compared to Transthoracic Echocardiography for Detection of Right to Left Shunt
This study is a multi-center, prospective, single-arm, non-significant risk (NSR) device study in which up to 150 evaluable subjects with suspicion of embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) will be evaluated with NB-IS TCD…
- Conditions
- Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source, Transient Ischemic Attack, Right-To-Left Atrial Shunt, Patent Foramen Ovale
- Trial name
- BUBL (NCT04604015)
- Testing
- NeuralBot Investigational System, Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- NeuraSignal Inc dba NovaSignal