Clinical trials: Ultrasound
Image, Body
Diagnostic Accuracy of Handheld vs Traditional Ultrasound
Patients receiving a point-of-care ultrasound will be randomized into a portable, handheld device or a traditional cart-based ultrasound machine to compare diagnostic capability.
- Trial name
- NCT05196776
- Testing
- Portable, handheld point-of-care ultrasound device, Cart-based point-of-care ultrasound device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Translational Research Examining Acupuncture Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood biomarkers during the acute 10-day window following traumatic brain injury, to determine if those changes correlate with…
- Trial name
- TREAT-TBI (NCT02623218)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine
Atherosclerosis
Women's Isoflavone Soy Health (WISH) Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether soy supplementation can reduce hardening of the arteries and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT00118846
- Testing
- 25 gm soy protein supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity, Vascular Diseases
Technique for Successful Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Vascular Access
Obtaining peripheral vascular access in medical patients is a necessary procedure for many healthcare providers. Peripheral vascular access is traditionally performed using palpation or visual inspection to identify appropriate…
- Trial name
- NCT01975974
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ultrasound Scores as Indication of Response to Subcutaneous Abatacept in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease (a long-lasting disease causing pain and swelling) associated with significant health problems.
- Trial name
- NCT01299961
- Testing
- abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Uterine Fibroids
Safety Study of ExAblate for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
The objective of this Phase IV study is to evaluate the safety of the ExAblate treatment of uterine fibroids using the enhanced sonication techniques, based on the current commercially-approved treatment guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT01142791
- Testing
- ExAblate
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Coronary Atherosclerosis
CRESTOR Athero Imaging Head to Head IVUS Study
A 104-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, multi-center Phase IIIb study comparing the effects of treatment with rosuvastatin 40 mg or atorvastatin 80 mg on atherosclerotic disease burden as measured by intravascular…
- Trial name
- SATURN (NCT00620542)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin
- Where
- 195 sites in United States, Argentina and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 2,333 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Adalimumab to Evaluate Its Effect on Synovitis Using Ultrasonography in an Egyptian Population
This Post-Marketing Observational Study (PMOS) was conducted to assess the effectiveness of adalimumab on reducing synovitis (inflammation of the synovial membrane, which lines movable synovial joints, such as shoulders, elbows…
- Trial name
- NCT01782469
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Elbow Injury, Elbow Fracture
Pocket Sized Ultrasound (PsUS) and Pediatric Elbow Fractures
The main purpose of this project is to investigate the accuracy of pocket-sized ultrasound (PsUS) in the diagnosis of pediatric elbow fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT05870345
- Testing
- Butterfly IQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
SONOlysis in Prevention of Brain Infarctions dUring Carotid Stenting and caroTid EndaRterectomy
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a fibrinolytic effect of sonothrombolysis (continual transcranial Doppler monitoring) using 2 MegaHertz (MHz) diagnostic probe on the reduction of risk of brain infarctions due to the…
- Trial name
- SONOBUSTER (NCT01591005)
- Testing
- sonolysis, endarterectomy, carotid stenting
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
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
Treatment of Adipose Tissue in the Thighs
Treatment of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in the Thighs Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of treatment with the Liposonix System (Model 2) for the circumferential reduction of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) of the thighs.
- Trial name
- NCT01823653
- Testing
- Liposonix System (Model 2)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Solta Medical
Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Computer Assisted Instrument Guidance (CAIG) for Orthopedic Peripheral Nerve Blocks
The objective of this research is to determine if the addition of the Clear Guide ONE, a Computer Assisted Instrument Guidance (CAIG) system, provides improvement over existing ultrasound guided, needle-based procedures for…
- Trial name
- NCT02614222
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks with CAIG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Clear Guide Medical
Sickle Cell Disease
Regional Anesthesia for Sickle Cell Crisis Using Ultrasound in The Emergency Department: Phase I
The hypothesis of this study is: Femoral nerve blocks can feasibly be performed on patients with Sickle Cell Disease and painful crisis in the Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- RESCUED (NCT01256281)
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Arteriovenous Fistula, Cannulation
Coronal Mode Ultrasound Guided Hemodialysis Cannulation: Comparison With Standard Cannulation Technique
Infiltrations from cannulation difficulties result in significant morbidity including loss of vascular access (VA) loss in hemodialysis (HD). Cannulation is reliant on personnel skill and VA characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT02814721
- Testing
- Sonic Window ultrasound device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Stroke
Visualization of Cerebral Arteries Using Contrast-Enhanced Transcranial Ultrasound in Stroke Patients
The purpose of this study is to find out more about the usefulness of ultrasound in combination with a contrast solution to look for blood vessel blockage or occlusion in the brains of stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00282841
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Two and Three Dimensional Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Screening of Renal Cell Carcinoma Recurrence Following Cryoablation
The purpose of the proposed trial is to determine whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used to assess the recurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after cryoablation compared to contrast enhanced CT or MR (the…
- Trial name
- NCT02440334
- Testing
- Optison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Pneumonia
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Lung Ultrasound Compared to Chest X-ray for Diagnosing Pneumonia in the Emergency Department
The primary objective of this study is to determine if lung ultrasound (LUS) can replace chest x-ray (CXR) when evaluating patients with possible pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01654887
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound, Chest X-Ray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Simulator-based Training of Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia
The Effects of the STAR Maneuver on UGRA Training
Volunteers will watch a training video demonstrating how to place a needle in the correct position while keeping it visible. Later the volunteers will be placed in front of a set up identical to the video, and asked to…
- Trial name
- NCT02032420
- Testing
- STAR, ART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Urolithiasis
Study of Tomography of Nephrolithiasis Evaluation
This is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial of ultrasonography (ultrasound) compared to computed tomography (CT) for the initial emergency room evaluation of patients with suspected renal colic.
- Trial name
- STONE (NCT01451931)
- Testing
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, Radiology Ultrasound, Radiology CT
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,776 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco