Clinical trials: Ultrasound Assessment
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of DSCT With IB-IVUS and Angiography in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
The purpose of this study is to compare different methods of looking at atherosclerotic plaques in heart arteries. Identifying the characteristics of these plaques noninvasively would be very valuable.
- Trial name
- NCT00622167
- Testing
- Integrated Backscatter IVUS, Dual Source Computed Tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Liver Neoplasms
Contrast Sonography for Evaluation of Liver Tumors Prior to Radiofrequency Ablation
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the Definity (perflutren lipid microsphere Injectable Suspension) ultrasound contrast agent in identifying small tumors (hepatomas \& metastases) within the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT00584402
- Testing
- perflutren lipid microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Standardised Claudication Treadmill Test
Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Microcirculation With Ultrasound
This study aims to validate the use of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in measuring the blood supply to the muscles of the leg, and how this changes with exercise and vascular pathology.
- Trial name
- EMMU (NCT02086331)
- Testing
- Contrast enhanced ultrasound, Treadmill test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
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)
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of EUS-guided Transluminal Drainage With 'Niti-S SPAXUS Stent'
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal drainage with 'Niti-S SPAXUS Stent' for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst.
- Trial name
- NCT02730663
- Testing
- Niti-S SPAXUS Stent
- Where
- 6 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Taewoong Medical Co., Ltd.
Labor Pain
Assessment of the Use of Ultrasound for Epidural Catheter Placement and Comparison With Palpation Technique
This study is intended to determine whether ultrasound imaging can improve the ability to place a spinal or epidural needle in obstetric anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02271100
- Testing
- ultrasound guidance, palpation guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abortion Early
Transabdominal and Transvaginal Sonography in Medical Abortion
The investigator will perform a multicenter, randomized controlled trial in practices that routinely use transvaginal sonography (TVS) to compare how often clinicians order additional testing prior to medical abortion after the…
- Trial name
- TASvTVS (NCT03047551)
- Testing
- Transabdominal sonography, Transvaginal sonography
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Ischemic Heart Disease
Functional ComprEhensive AssessmenT by IVUS Reconstruction in Patients With Suspected IschEmic Heart Disease (FEATURE)
Investigating the diagnostic accuracy of online Ultrasonic Flow Ratio (UFR) assessment to identify hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis in patients with suspected ischemic heart disease using angiography-derived…
- Trial name
- NCT05694065
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Peripheral Arterial Disease
A Non-significant Risk Clinical Study of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
This study is evaluating whether a therapeutic ultrasound device can improve blood flow to the leg with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Wound; Foot
- Trial name
- Dulcet (NCT05145439)
- Testing
- VibratoSleeve Therapeutic Ultrasound Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Vibrato Medical, Inc.
Analgesia
Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block
We hypothesize that the Rivanna Accuro or similar U/S device would reduce time to success of identifying epidural and/or intrathecal spaces as compared to conventional palpation method.
- Trial name
- NCT03214640
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Bone Metastases
ExAblate Conformal Bone System Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
A study to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of the ExAblate 2100 Conformal Bone System in the treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00981578
- Testing
- ExAblate 2100
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
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.
Placenta Praevia, Vaginismus
Transperineal Ultrasound to Assess the Progress of Labour
This is a prospective observational study of transperineal ultrasound between 24-42 weeks gestation and a prospective longitudinal observational study in all term (37-42 weeks) labouring women.
- Trial name
- NCT02430038
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Parkinson's Disease
ExAblate Transcranial MR Guided Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
This is a feasibility study to evaluate the safety and initial effectiveness of unilateral ExAblate thermal ablation of the Vim thalamic nucleus of subjects suffering from medication-refractory, idiopathic, tremor-dominant PD…
- Trial name
- NCT01772693
- Testing
- ExAblate Transcranial MRgFUS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- InSightec
Breast Cancer, Breast Diseases
Evaluation of TaiHao Breast Ultrasound Diagnosis Software
The BR-USCAD DS Module is a computer-assisted detection and diagnosis software based on a deep learning algorithm. This retrospective, fully-crossed, multi-reader, multi-case (MRMC) study aims to compare the performances of…
- Trial name
- NCT04551105
- Testing
- Reader Group X - Session 1, Reader Group Y - Session 1, Reader Group X - Session 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- TaiHao Medical Inc.
Hemiplegia
Rotator Cuff Tears in Hemiplegic Shoulder
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of rotator cuff tears in the shoulders of hemiplegic patients of different severity.
- Trial name
- NCT00998868
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Right Ventricular Dysfunction
A Post-Marketing Study for On Label Evaluation of the GE Vscan Ultrasound Imaging System
This study is to collect data and learn more about the Vscan Ultrasound Imaging System. It is an "observational" study with no additional procedures or intervention prescribed other than using the Vscan along with a routine…
- Conditions
- Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Valve Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01076296
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Metastatic
ANET Electrosurgery Applicator Pilot Evaluation Study
Evaluate the preliminary safety and performance of the Electrosurgery Applicator (ANET device) during and after bronchoscopic ablation of a target pulmonary nodule/tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT03400748
- Testing
- RF Ablation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
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