Clinical trials: Ultrasound Performance
Breast Cancer Screening
Safety and Performance of the Multi-Modal UltraSound Tomography (MUST) Device in Breast Cancer Screening
This is a single-center, pilot study being conducted to evaluate the safety and performance of the investigational device (MUST) in detecting malignant lesions in breast tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT04102722
- Testing
- MUST device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Transonic Imaging, Inc.
Reaction Time, Alertness
tFUS to Enhance Alertness and Performance
The investigators goal is to target FUS energy to the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus (CMT), the core of arousal, which is inaccessible by traditional non-invasive neuromodulation devices.
- Trial name
- NCT06461221
- Testing
- Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Diagnose Disease, Plantar Fasciitis
Superb Microvascular Imaging Ultrasonography of Plantar Fasciitis
A prospective study will be conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of SMI, gray scale US, color Doppler US and Power Doppler US.
- Trial name
- SMI (NCT04979117)
- Testing
- Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) (Toshiba)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Recti Diastasis, Pregnancy Related
Changes in Abdominal Muscles Performance in Postpartum Women.
To describe and compare abdominal muscles and inter-rectus distance conditions in postpartum period in comparison with nulliparous women. Also to describe the activation changes during different abdominal exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT03425916
- Testing
- Physical therapy intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Musculoskeletal Diseases
The Effect of Theoretical Knowledge on Resident's Practical Performance in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Musculoskeletal ultrasound( MSUS) is highly operator-dependent and proper training is needed to ensure appropriate use and minimize risk of incorrect image interpretation.To acquire skills in MSUS, it is mandatory to assure…
- Trial name
- NCT04959162
- Testing
- E-learning, Conventional preparation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Sarcopenia, Functional Decline
Impact of Acute Hospitalisation and Resistance Training on Muscle Architecture and Physical Performance in Older Adults
Sarcopenia characterised by loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance burdens many older adults since the condition is related to functional decline.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Functional Decline, Muscle Architecture, Gait Speed
- Trial name
- NCT05798169
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Pregnancy
Comparison Between Palpatory and Preprocedural Ultrasound Guided Techniques on Performance of Spinal Anesthesia
Pre-procedural ultrasound for Spinal \& Epidural anesthesia is now being increasingly performed worldwide. Pre-procedural ultrasound assessment of the spine has been shown to facilitate the placement of epidural anesthesia in…
- Trial name
- NCT01865955
- Testing
- Ultrasound, The spinal needle
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Healthy
An Investigation of Trainees' Performance in Augmented Reality Simulation for Invasive Procedure Training
The primary aim of this study is to measure the efficacy of augmented reality technology in ultrasound-guided medical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06055400
- Testing
- AR-US
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shu-Chen Liao
Breast Neoplasms
Comparison of Diagnostic Performance of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Ultrasound in Women With Dense Breasts
Diagnostic performance of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) would be not inferior to the that of breast ultrasound in women with dense breast.
- Trial name
- NCT01910103
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Cataract
Outcomes of Phacoemulsification With Torsional Ultrasound
To determine the differences in intra-operative complications, surgical duration, fluid usage, corneal thickness and endothelium cell density in eyes undergoing microcoaxial phacoemulsification (MCP) either with Torsional or…
- Trial name
- NCT01010490
- Testing
- Torsional ultrasound (INFINITI, Alcon, USA), Longitudinal U/S (Infiniti system, Alcon, USA), Longitudinal U/S (LEGACY 20000, Alcon, USA)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center
Cirrhosis
Ultrasonography SWE for Hepatic Fibrosis Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to measure diagnostic performance of ultrasound shear wave elastography to detect advanced hepatic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02673411
- Testing
- ultrasound shear wave elastography
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Exercise Training, Sport
Eccentric Training Effects on Hamstrings Structure, Strength, and Sprint Performance
The overall goal of this study is to investigate the effects of a 6-week training program between two hamstring exercises-the Romanian deadlift (RDL) and the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE)-on hamstring strain injury risk factors…
- Conditions
- Exercise Training, Sport, Running, Ultrasound Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT05455346
- Testing
- Ultrasound imaging, Hamstring Eccentric Strength Testing, Maximal 60 m Sprint
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ultrasonography
Transfer From a Point-of-care Ultrasound Course
This study explores the effect of a four-hour ultrasound course on physicians' point-of-care ultrasound performance on patients representing acute abdominal surgical conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02304133
- Testing
- Education
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Healthy Adult, Athlete
Comparison Between Eccentric Hamstring Training and Sprint-Specific Training
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of an intensity-, volume-, and time under tension-matched eccentric hamstring exercise intervention with the Romanian deadlift (RDL) and the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) to a…
- Conditions
- Healthy Adult, Athlete, Exercise Training, Sport
- Trial name
- NCT07716319
- Testing
- RDL, NHE, Sprint testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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
Anesthesia
Gaze Training on Task Performance Regional Anaesthesia
Regional anaesthesia is the performance of spinal, epidural or peripheral nerve blocks to allow patients to undergo surgery awake and to provide post-operative pain relief.
- Trial name
- NCT04426227
- Testing
- Gaze training, Discovery learning
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Ultrasound Guided Cricoid and Paralaryngeal Pressure
The primary objective is to study impact of upper airway ultrasonography in guiding anaesthetic assistant into providing accurate cricoid pressure, or both cricoid and paralaryngeal pressure in those with oesophagus deviation…
- Trial name
- NCT04317976
- Testing
- paralaryngeal pressure, cricoid pressure
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Fatigue, Anesthesia
Effect of Fatigue on Regional Anaesthesia Task
The adverse effects of sleep related fatigue are significant, impacting on doctors' health, wellbeing, performance and ultimately their safety and that of their patients'.
- Trial name
- NCT04711499
- Testing
- Fatigue
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Simulation Training
Metric-based Feedback Training for the Acquisition of Sonographic Skills
The investigators hypothesized that feedback based on previously developed and validated metrics will improve novices' learning of procedural skills.
- Trial name
- NCT02976623
- Testing
- metric-based feedback training
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork