Clinical trials: Ultrasound or Ultrasonography
Upper Extremity, Orthopedic Surgery
Ultrasound-Guided Axillary or Infraclavicular Nerve Block for Upper Limb Surgery
This study aims to detect differences in onset time of brachial plexus (i.e., arm) anesthesia using two different nerve block techniques.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, Forearm Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00724035
- Testing
- Midazolam, Ropivacaine, Fentanyl
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Endotracheal Intubation, Infants or Young Children
Verification of Appropriate Insertion Depth of Endotracheal Tube Placement
The investigators are trying to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasonographic determination of depth of endotracheal tube placement in infants and young children by using the pleural sliding sign.
- Trial name
- NCT01628978
- Testing
- determination by auscultation, determination by ultrasound
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Orthopedic Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Pain
Duration of Sciatic Nerve Block After Injection of Local Anesthetic In or Around the Nerve
This study was designed to assess whether the injection of local anesthetic into the nerve (intraneural), as opposed to around it (perineural), leads to longer anesthesia and analgesia of the leg.
- Trial name
- NCT01981291
- Testing
- Intraneural Injection for Subgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block, Perineural Injection for Subgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block, Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Liver Metastasis, Liver Mass
Evaluation of Suspected Liver Pathology in Patients With Contraindications for Contrast Enhanced CT and/or MRI
Patients with renal failure or other reason for contraindication for contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) or contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) with suspected liver pathology will be evaluated with…
- Trial name
- NCT02651090
- Testing
- Sonazoid
- Sponsor
- Northeastern Ohio Radiology Research and Education Fund
Pediatric Cancers
Carotid Artery Disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors
The goal of this clinical research study is to find out if long-term survivors of childhood head or neck cancer, who received radiation therapy as part of the overall treatment plan, are at increased risk of thickening or…
- Trial name
- NCT00591539
- Testing
- Carotid Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Post-operative Pain
Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing VATS Lobectomy
This study will compare ESP block plus patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to intercostal nerve block plus PCA as post-operative pain control for patients having video-assisted thorascopic surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03176667
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block, Intercostal block
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study Comparing EBUS & EUS to Mediastinoscopy in Staging and Detection of Lung Cancer
This is a prospective randomized clinical trial with the study cohort comprised of all male and female patients over the age of 21 presenting to the study site for evaluation of lung cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00970645
- Testing
- Mediastinoscopy/thoracoscopy, EBUS/EUS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Tracheostomy Complication, Tracheostomy Infection
The Ultrasound-guided vs Bronchoscopy-guided vs Ultrasound-bronchoscopy-guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy Trial
This trial (BRONCUS) is a randomized one designed to evaluate the overall safety of ultrasound guided compared to bronchoscopy guided compared to ultrasound-bronchoscopy guided percutaneous tracheostomy, in order to find out if…
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy Complication, Tracheostomy Infection, Tracheostomy Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- BRONCUS-PDT (NCT06226142)
- Testing
- Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Acute Respiratory Infection
Expanded Diagnostic Strategy in Older Adults Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Infection
This study will evaluate whether an expanded diagnostic strategy can reduce antibiotic use in patients aged 65 years or older who are hospitalized with community-acquired acute respiratory infection, without negatively affecting…
- Trial name
- NeuBluMul (NCT07883902)
- Testing
- Expanded Diagnostic Strategy, Conventional Diagnostic Strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- Santiago Lopez Gil
Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease
Imaging and Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis in Patients With Stable or Unstable Coronary Artery Disease
In this study, multimodal imaging of atherosclerosis and dosage of new circulating biomarkers will be used to compare patients with stable or unstable coronary artery disease
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Trial name
- BIOCORE-2 (NCT01186666)
- Testing
- Coronary intervention using IVUS-VH & FDG PET-MDCT
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Prostate Cancer
MRI-Ultrasound Fusion or Cognitive Registration in MR-targeted Prostate Biopsy
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the detection rate of clinically significant and clinically insignificant cancer of MRI-ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy compared to cognitive registration targeted biopsy in men…
- Trial name
- PROMUC (NCT04953351)
- Testing
- Cognitive registration targeted biopsy and TRUS-system biopsy, MRI-ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy and TRUS-system biopsy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 470 people
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Acute Respiratory Failure
Lung Aeration After Flexible Bronchoscopy in Intubated Critically Ill Patients
In patients suffering from acute respiratory failure, ineffective cough and the consequent retention of secretions are common clinical problems, which often lead to the need for tracheostomy for the sole purpose of aspiration of…
- Trial name
- NCT05200494
- Testing
- Recruiting Maneuver
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Klatskin Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma
Diagnostic Efficacy of EUS-FNA/B Versus ERCP With or Without POCS-TB in Patients With Suspected Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
This is an observational study with a prospective cohort design. This study enrolled patients with suspected hilar cholangiocarcinoma on imaging.
- Conditions
- Klatskin Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma, Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Trial name
- NCT05993429
- Testing
- The sampling method selected in patients with suspected hilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Cancer Pediatric
Ultrasound-guided Selective Supraclavicular Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients.
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided selective supraclavicular nerve block on pain control after Hickman catheter, chemoport, or Perm cath insertion in children.
- Trial name
- NCT05015907
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Control (without intervention)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Healthy
Evaluation and Optimization of Ultrasound and/or MRI Hardware and Software
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and optimize ultrasound and/or MRI hardware and software in both existing ultrasound/MRI units as well as in newly installed commercially available ultrasound/MRI units.
- Trial name
- NCT00640107
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Acute Cardiovascular, Pneumonia
Evaluation of Lung Doppler Signals in Patients Presenting to EMD
Historically, ultrasound has been unable to provide interpretable data from the lung parenchyma, mainly because of the high total ultrasound energy attenuation and scattering by the air in the lungs.
- Conditions
- Acute Cardiovascular, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Embolism, CHF Exacerbation
- Trial name
- NCT01961141
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Echosense Ltd.
Muscle Atrophy or Weakness, Ventilator-associated Lung Injury
Serial Daily Diaphragm Ultrasounds in Ventilated Patients
When a person is put on a breathing machine the investigators think that the breathing muscles can get weaker. The investigators are not sure how quickly this happens but in some people this leads to problems when they try to…
- Trial name
- NCT02174029
- Testing
- Ventilation- mandatory, Ventilation- voluntary mode only, Voluntary with preceding mandatory
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Steve Reynolds
Breast Cancer
National Screening in Denmark With MR Versus Mammography and Ultrasound of Women With BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations
The purpose of the study is to determine whether MR of the breast is a better screening tool than mammography combined with ultrasound of the breast in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.
- Trial name
- MR BRCA (NCT00413491)
- Testing
- MR mammography, MR
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
Colon Cancer, Rectum Cancer
The Value of Laparoscopic Ultrasound in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Resection for Cancer of the Colon or Rectum
The following project deals with a Danish multicenter trial that evaluates the value of Laparoscopic Ultrasound examination (LUS) in laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectum cancer (CRC).
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Rectum Cancer, Liver Metastases
- Trial name
- NCT02079389
- Testing
- Lap+Lus
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
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