Clinical trials: Ultrasound Use
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
Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
Background: Current techniques used to measure the health and function of a person s nerves and muscles are generally effective, but they do have limits.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Motor Neuron Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05237973
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Migration of Implant or Internal Device
Ultrasound to Investigate Tip Dislodgment of Epicutaneous-caval Catheter.
This is a non-pharmacological, non-profit, prospective, observational multicenter study. Primarily, the study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of ultrasound methodology to study the secondary malposition of epicutaneous-caval…
- Trial name
- DISLOTIP (NCT06438289)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Stillbirth, Fetal Death
Investigating the Structured Use of Ultrasound Scanning for Fetal Growth
Fetal growth restriction during pregnancy represents one of the biggest risk factors for stillbirth (Gardosi et al, 2013), with 'about one in three term, normally formed antepartum stillbirths are related to abnormalities of…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Fetal Death, Fetal Growth Retardation, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- OxGRIP (NCT03662178)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia Gravis
Innovative Measures of Speech and Swallowing Dysfunction in Neurological Disorders
This study is evaluating the use of two painless, non-invasive technologies in the assessment of muscle health over time in both healthy volunteers and patients who have diseases that affect the nervous system.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia Gravis, Myopathies, Stroke
- Trial name
- QUESST (NCT02118805)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Educational Problems, Acute Pain
Remote Immersive Virtual Reality Teaching:
Patients in rural Canada face serious anesthesia care deficiencies relative to their counterparts in urban centers. Despite 18% of Canadians living in rural settings only 3.1% of medical specialists practice in rural areas.
- Trial name
- RIVR (NCT05755724)
- Testing
- 3-D Teaching, 2-D Teaching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Heart Valve Diseases
Methods Study to Evaluate Use of Cardiac Ultrasound to Assess Heart Valve Abnormality in People.
Methods study to evaluate use of cardiac ultrasound to assess heart valve abnormality in people.
- Trial name
- NCT00359489
- Testing
- cardiac echosonography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Point-of-Care Ultrasound
An Analysis of the Current Status and Influencing Factors in Nurse Practitioners' and Nurses' Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
This study targets clinical nurses and nurse practitioners in Taiwan, with an anticipated sample size of approximately 1,000 participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07505108
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pelvic Floor Disorders
M-mode Ultrasonography in the Assessment and Treatment of Pelviperineal Dysfunctions (PerineUM)
Objectives: To analyze the Mode M ultrasound use in the assessment of pelvic floor musculature (PFM) and in the rehabilitation of motor control in pelviperineal dysfunctions that affect the support of pelvic organs, urinary and…
- Trial name
- PerineUM (NCT05399901)
- Testing
- Electromyographic biofeedback, M-mode US biofeedback
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Pregnancy
Use of Ultrasound in Obstetric Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia Data Base
This is a data base building project on the use of pre-procedure ultrasound for the performance of labor epidural pain relief and spinal anesthesia for cesarean deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT01192074
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Bruxism, Bruxism, Sleep-Related
Effect of Night Guard Use on Masseter Muscle Thickness in Children With Bruxism
This prospective study aims to evaluate the clinical findings of bruxism and masseter muscle thickness in children aged 10-12 years using ultrasonography, and to assess the effects of night guard use on these parameters over time.
- Trial name
- NCT07548502
- Testing
- Occlusal Splint (Night Guard)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Pregnancy Related, Substance Use
NEXUS - Next Generation Health Through 2D & 3D Fetal UltraSound; Building Connections to Support Maternal-fetal Health
This exploratory study brings together an interprofessional team, novel tools, and innovative, community-driven care delivery approaches to improve health equity among mother-infant dyads impacted by substance use disorder and…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Substance Use, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NEXUS (NCT05814575)
- Testing
- NEXUS intervention, Standardized Non-Medical fetal ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Hip Arthropathy, Regional Anesthesia
The Use of Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Hip Arthroplasty at the L4 Interspace
Over 300,000 hip arthroplasties are performed each year in the United States.1 This number has been steadily increasing over the last two decades, likely due to increased life expectancy and, more significantly, the obesity…
- Trial name
- NCT03801863
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block with Ropivacaine 0.375%, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Contraceptive Usage
Essure Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVU) Study
The Essure procedure, FDA approved since 2002 and CE Mark approved since 2001, is the first permanent birth control method that can be performed in the comfort of a physician's office without hormones, cutting, burning or the…
- Trial name
- NCT01327105
- Testing
- TVU
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 547 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Dermatophytoses, Skin Lesion
Use of Essential Oils as Natural Therapies
Mycosis is defined as a fungal infection caused by the implantation of etiological agents that compromises the dermis and subcutaneous tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT05777525
- Testing
- application of cream "La Chinata"
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
Homozygous αº-thalassemia, Hb Bart's Disease
Use of 3D/4D Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Fetal Anomalies
Volumetry measurements can be a potential clinical use as non-invasive tools in prenatal diagnosis and screening and helps to reduce the risk and complications of invasive procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT00826917
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
Ultrasonography, Catheterization
Use of Smart Glasses for Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Venous Access
Investigators aimed to explore the feasibility of smart glasses connected to a wireless ultrasound transducer for the peripheral venous access.
- Trial name
- NCT03565419
- Testing
- Smart glasses
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inje University
Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury
Use of 3D Ultrasound to Predict Anal Sphincter Defects
Injury to the muscles of the back passage (anal canal) is a relatively common problem. This injury can result in problems with bowel control later in life and usually occurs during vaginal childbirth (commonly referred to as 3rd…
- Trial name
- NCT02655900
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Croydon University Hospital