Clinical trials: Echocardiography
Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
Coronary Flow Reserve to Assess Cardiovascular Inflammation (CIRT-CFR)
Coronary flow reserve (CFR, calculated as the ratio of hyperemic over rest myocardial blood flow) is emerging as a powerful quantitative prognostic imaging marker of clinical cardiovascular risk.
- Conditions
- Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- CIRT-CFR (NCT02786134)
- Testing
- PET scan, Echocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The Broken Heart Study II (BHS-II)
The goals of this study are as follows: 1. To rigorously establish and characterize heterogeneity in the pathophysiology of Takotsubo Syndrome (TS). 2.
- Trial name
- BHS (NCT04325321)
- Testing
- Stress reactivity test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Breast Cancer
An Integrated Consent Model Study to Compare Two Standard of Care Schedules for Monitoring Cardiac Function in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Several large adjuvant trastuzumab trials have demonstrated improved overall survival in participants with early stage breast cancer, with a 33% decrease in risk of death.
- Trial name
- OTT 15-05 (NCT02696707)
- Testing
- LVEF 3 month, LVEF 4 month
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Disease
A Dose Ascending Study to Evaluate the Safety of NH002 as a Contrast Agent in Cardiac Echocardiography
NH002 (Perflutren Lipid Microspheres) Injectable Suspension is an ultrasound contrast agent for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular (LV) chamber and to improve the delineation of the LV…
- Trial name
- NCT04185246
- Testing
- NH002 (Perflutren Lipid Microspheres) Injectable Suspension, Echocardiogram
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trust Bio-sonics, Inc.
Mesothelioma
Intratumor Injection of Anti-Mesothelin Immunotoxin LMB-100 With Ipilimumab in Malignant Mesothelioma
Background: Mesothelioma is a type of cancer. It originates in cells that line human body cavities. Most people have advanced disease when they are diagnosed. Researchers want to see if a combination of drugs can help.
- Trial name
- NCT04840615
- Testing
- LMB-100, ipilimumab, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Exercise,Metabolic Syndrome and Weight Regain (Echocardiography Substudy)
We plan to test the hypothesis that patients with metabolic syndrome will have impaired left ventricular diastolic parameters. These parameters will be measured before and after a stress test at the end of a 3 month period of…
- Trial name
- NCT00543985
- Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Preoperative Period, Echocardiography
Preoperative Pocket Echocardiography Trial
This study will compare findings using a handheld ultrasound device (GE VScan) with those using a diagnostic ultrasound machine in adult patients referred for transthoracic echo (TTE), prior to non-cardiac surgery at Hammersmith…
- Trial name
- POPPET (NCT02589808)
- Testing
- Full TTE, GE Vscan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Ventricular Dysfunction, Pericardial Effusion
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
To compare the images from standard cardiac ultrasound with images from a small hand-held device; to find out more about the feasibility and accuracy of a small hand-held ultrasound device.
- Conditions
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Pericardial Effusion, Valvular Disease, Septal Defect
- Trial name
- NCT03887286
- Testing
- Philips EPIQ 7 ultrasound machine, Philips Lumify Broadband sector array transducer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure
Results of Tc99m-Maraciclatide Scintigraphy in Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure With Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of 99mTc maraciclatide scintigraphy in diabetic subjects with HFPEF. A maximum of 20 subjects with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Heart Failure With Preserved Left Ventricular…
- Trial name
- NCT01440517
- Testing
- Tc99m-Maraciclatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Aorta Thoracic; Traumatic Rupture
Endovascular Repair for the Descending Thoracic Aorta
Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and…
- Trial name
- ERRATA (NCT02376998)
- Testing
- Valiant™ endoluminal procedure
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Catanzaro
Complication of Surgical Procedure
Factors Responsible for the Effectiveness of the Lund De-airing Technique
The Lund de-airing technique is employed for cardiac de-airing in open left heart surgery. It consists of two main elements namely, opening of both pleura after the patient is on CPB (cardiopulmonary bypass)and disconnection of…
- Trial name
- NCT01757704
- Testing
- Open pleurae & conventional filling of heart, Intact pleurae & staged filling of heart
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
Testing the Addition of Copanlisib to Usual Treatment (Fulvestrant and Abemaciclib) in Metastatic Breast Cancer
This phase I trial studies the effects (good and bad) of adding copanlisib to the usual therapy of fulvestrant and abemaciclib in treating patients with hormone receptor positive and HER2 negative breast cancer that has spread…
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic HER2-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03939897
- Testing
- Abemaciclib, Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Heart Failure
Biventricular Pacing After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of optimized temporary biventricular pacing (BiVP) in patients undergoing open-heart surgery with preoperative LV dysfunction and an intraventricular conduction delay.
- Trial name
- BIPACS (NCT00498940)
- Testing
- Optimization Testing, Temporary Biventricular Pacing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Spotnitz
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome
BLAST MRD AML-1: BLockade of PD-1 Added to Standard Therapy to Target Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 1- A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Anti-PD-1 Pembrolizumab in Combination With Intensive Chemotherapy as Frontline Therapy in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This phase II trial studies how well cytarabine and idarubicin or daunorubicin with or without pembrolizumab work in treating patients with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Post Cytotoxic Therapy, Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT04214249
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Echocardiography
GE CVUS Device Evaluation
The purpose of the study is to collect user feedback on the Vivid E95 ultrasound system and probes during clinical procedures on the device's intended population in order to optimize the device.
- Trial name
- NCT05340244
- Testing
- Investigational ultrasound exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Smoking
Airway and Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Function in Healthy Smokers: Effect of Inhaled Glucocorticosteroid Treatment
The purposes of the present proposal are to 1) compare inhaled albuterol-induced changes in airway blood flow (Qaw), and in CO and Ppas in healthy current smokers and lifetime non-smokers as an index of endothelial function in…
- Trial name
- smoker3 (NCT02141633)
- Testing
- echocardiogram plus albuterol, airway blood flow plus albuterol, Fluticasone propionate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery
Early Treatment Versus Delayed Conservative Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus
The primary goal of the trial is to compare two different Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) treatment approaches: 1) an "early treatment" approach or 2) a "conservative" approach.
- Conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intestinal Perforation
- Trial name
- PDA:TOLERATE (NCT01958320)
- Testing
- pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, no pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, NSAID
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Sweden and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco