Clinical trials: Ultrasound Use
COVID, Trauma
The Use of Ultrasound in Establishing COVID-19 Infection as Part of a Trauma Evaluation
The current COVID-19 pandemic is providing healthcare organizations with considerable challenges and opportunities for rapid cycle improvement efforts, in diagnostic and patient management arenas.
- Conditions
- COVID, Trauma, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT04340479
- Testing
- Ultrasound lung imaging as part of FAST+ evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Ascites, Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Telesonography Adaptation and Use to Improve the Standard of Patient Care Within a Dominican Community
The role of teleradiology has far reaching implications for the health of remote and underserved populations. The ability to coordinate radiographic evaluation and diagnosis from a distance has the potential to raise the standard…
- Conditions
- Ascites, Blunt Abdominal Trauma, Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis
- Trial name
- NCT00591968
- Testing
- SonoSite Titan portable ultrasound coupled with email telediagnosis
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Heart Diseases
Use of Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can increase participant engagement and changes in behavior among adults with risk factors for pre-symptomatic heart failure presenting to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06769880
- Testing
- Ultrasound and Educational Intervention, Educational Intervention Alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Stress Reaction, Opioid Use
Effect of Fentanyl on Main Opioid Receptor (OPRM1) on Human Granulosa Cells.
Opioids is known that produce not only analgesia but also hyperalgesia through activation of central glutaminergic system-GABA. At the same time, recently it was found that the main opioid receptor (OPRM1) is present on human…
- Trial name
- NCT03248076
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Papanicolaou Hospital
Cervix; Pregnancy
Sound Check-Correlation Between Transperineal and Digital Cervical Exam in 3rd Trimester Pregnancy
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of the Butterfly iQ pocket ultrasound with the digital cervical examination in the third trimester cervix.
- Trial name
- NCT05260333
- Testing
- Butterfly iQ transperineal ultrasound exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Hemodynamic Instability, Opioid Use
Effects of US-guided SAPB During Breast Surgery
The serratus anterior plan (SAP) block is a technique that has recently gained popularity in the context of breast surgery. SAP block resulted in better hemodynamic stability, early ambulation and shorter hospital stay, as well…
- Conditions
- Hemodynamic Instability, Opioid Use, Block, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04824833
- Testing
- Serratus anterior plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Point-of-care Ultrasound, General Practice
Point-of-care Ultrasonography in Norwegian General Practice
The scope of this study is to explore how general practitioners (GPs) use Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Norway. Thirty GPs will register information each time they use POCUS during a three-month period.
- Conditions
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, General Practice, Family Medicine, Diagnostics
- Trial name
- NCT04396925
- Testing
- Point-of care Ultrasonography
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
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
Achilles Tendon, Emergency Medicine
Use of Ultrasonography for Measuring Achilles Tendon Thickness: A Novel Measurement Method
Background: Achilles tendon thickness has been associated with various diseases. Among imaging modalities, ultrasonography stands out because of its advantages in assessing Achilles tendon thickness.
- Conditions
- Achilles Tendon, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06867211
- Testing
- Use of Ultrasonography for Measuring Achilles Tendon Thickness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis Leg
Use of Bedside Ultrasound in Emergency Department Patients With Concern for Pulmonary Embolism to Reduce CT Imaging
At most institutions, the average patient with clinical concern for PE(pulmonary embolism) will have a CT angiogram(CTA) with contrast of the lungs performed to evaluate for a clot.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis Leg, Ultrasound Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT03532165
- Testing
- Lower extremity Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant Cell Arteritis: Improving Use of Ultrasound Evaluation
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory disease causing new, unaccustomed headache in the elderly and which can lead to blindness in 20-30% of untreated cases.
- Trial name
- GAULT (NCT02523625)
- Testing
- Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Postpartum Period
Evaluation of Blood Loss After Cesarean Delivery Via US Compared to Standard Care
Postpartum hemorrhage and anemia are considered a major health concern due to their impact on maternal morbidity and mortality, quality of life, and maternal cognitive and emotional functioning after delivery, which are…
- Trial name
- NCT06963047
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Standard care
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Hospital, Nazareth, Israel
Bladder Cancer
Evaluation of Ultrasound Probe for Use in Bladder Radiotherapy
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer affects over 3,000 new patients in the UK each year and radiotherapy comprises a key part of the treatment pathway for many of them.
- Trial name
- NCT01698359
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Obstetric Labor Complications
Dynamic Ultrasound for Prediction of Adhesion Section
1. To validate the use of dynamic ultrasound for prediction of adhesions in women undergoing repeated cesarean section. 2. To detect the interobserver and intraobserver reliability of this method
- Trial name
- NCT03862820
- Testing
- dynamic ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cardiovascular Biomarkers, Preeclampsia (PE) Risk
A Study to Find and Confirm Blood-based Markers (Called Proteins) That May Show Early Heart Changes in Women With Preeclampsia, Even Before Symptoms Appear, and the Use of Heart Ultrasound (Echocardiography) to Look at Patterns of How the Heart Changes During Pregnancy in Women With Preeclampsia
The goal of this study is to find and confirm blood-based markers (called proteins) that may show early heart changes in women with preeclampsia, even before symptoms appear.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Biomarkers, Preeclampsia (PE) Risk, Preeclampsia (PE)
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT07463898)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Contraception
Use Sonography in Patients With Intrauterine Device Presenting With Bleeding
Intrauterine contraceptive device is one of the most efficient and reversible methods of birth control with low cost and long duration of use However, in the first year after insertion, between 5 and 15% of women will have their…
- Trial name
- NCT03140800
- Testing
- intrauterine device
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Low Back Pain
The Use of Real Time Ultrasound Feedback in Teaching Abdominal Hollowing Exercises
Recently, physical therapists have begun treating people who have mechanical low back pain, hypothesized to be caused by segmental instability in the lumbar spine, with a very specific exercise program consisting of trunk…
- Trial name
- NCT00005771
- Testing
- Visual utrasound feedback, Abdominal Hollowing Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain
Stress Ball and Empathic Verbal-Tactile Interventions for Reducing Anxiety and Pain in Mammography and Breast Ultrasonography: A Randomized Trial
This prospective, randomized controlled trial aims to determine the effects of stress ball use and empathic verbal communication with therapeutic touch on anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing mammography and breast…
- Conditions
- Procedural Anxiety, Procedural Pain, Breast Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT07562828
- Testing
- Stress Ball, Empathic Verbal-Tactile Intervention
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Breast Cancer
The Use of a High-frequency Ultrasonic Knife in Breast Cancer Surgery
Background: Lymphatic stasis and seroma formation are common complications of axillary lymphadenectomy in breast cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- UKBC (NCT00996632)
- Testing
- ultrasonic knife (Ultracision®, Ethicon Endo Surgery), conventional diarthermy knife
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trieste
Obesity
A Novel Way to Estimate Epidural Depth in Morbidly Obese Parturient
The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between actual epidural needle depth (ND) and the use of ultrasound with an epidural depth equation (EQ-US) to estimate epidural depth (Est-D) in morbidly obese…
- Trial name
- NCT01415232
- Testing
- Sonosite S-Nerve® US system (SonoSite, Bothell,WA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manuel C. Vallejo