Clinical trials: CT Scans
Cardiovascular Disease
CT COMPARE: CT Coronary Angiography to Measure Plaque Reduction
Background: Coronary artery disease causes plaque in arteries. This can cause stroke or heart disease. Drugs called statins might shrink plaque.
- Trial name
- NCT02740699
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin, Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Atrial Fibrillation
Apixaban Versus Warfarin in the Evaluation of Progression of Atherosclerotic Calcification and Vulnerable Plaque
Vitamin K-antagonists (VKA) such as warfarin are the most widely used blood thinners for irregular heart beats like atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT02090075
- Testing
- apixaban, warfarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease
Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Hybrid PET/CT
There have been many advances in the test used to look for heart disease. An example of this newer technology is the Multislice CT scan (MSCT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
- Trial name
- NCT00320931
- Testing
- Hybrid PET/CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Coronary Artery Disease
A Phase 3 Multi-center Study to Assess PET Imaging of Flurpiridaz F 18 Injection in Patients With CAD.
The primary objective of the study is to assess the diagnostic efficacy (specificity and sensitivity) of flurpiridaz F18 injection PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) compared to single photon emission computed tomography…
- Trial name
- NCT01347710
- Testing
- Flurpiridaz F18, 99mTechnicium (sestamibi or tetrofosmin)
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 795 people
- Sponsor
- Lantheus Medical Imaging
Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant
Evaluating the Clinical Accuracy of Gallium-68 PSMA PET/CT Imaging in Patients With Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer
This study investigates if a new drug (PSMA) makes prostate cancer easier to identify in positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT03822845
- Testing
- Ga-68 PSMA-HBED-CC PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Graham PhD, MD
Radiocontrast Nephropathy
N-Acetylcysteine to Prevent Radiocontrast Nephropathy in Emergency Department Patients
Multiple agents have been studied to prevent radiocontrast nephropathy. One of these agents is N-Acetylcysteine. Previous trials to assess N-Acetylcysteine's efficacy in the prevention of contrast nephropathy have been promising.
- Trial name
- NCT00780962
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), 0.9% Sodium-chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 399 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dental Diseases
Dual Energy Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (DE-CBCT) Assessment of Jaw Bone Density
Current radiologic imaging modalities used in dentistry provide information on the morphology of the hard tissues. Additional information on the density of bone has practical relevance, for example, in dental implant treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT04686084
- Testing
- Dual-energy computed tomography scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cancer, Inflammatory Disease
Translational Development of Photon-counting CT Imaging
Using an investigational CT scanner which uses a new type of detector to capture X-rays, (a photon counting CT detector), the goal of this experimental study is to compare conventional CT images to CT images using the photon…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Inflammatory Disease, Vascular Diseases, Metabolic Bone Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03878134
- Testing
- PHOTON COUNTING CT Scanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cystinuria, Nephrolithiasis, Calcium Oxalate
Use of an Herbal Preparation to Prevent and Dissolve Kidney Stones
We will investigate the safety and effectiveness of a mixture of 9 east Indian herbs known as Cystone regarding their ability to dissolve existing kidney stones and prevent formation of new ones.
- Trial name
- NCT00381849
- Testing
- Cystone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Prostate Cancer
18F Fluciclovine (FACBC) PET/CT in Patients With Rising PSA After Initial Prostate Cancer Treatment
This prospective study will enroll up to 330 men with PSA-persistent or PSA-recurrent prostate cancer after curative-intent primary therapy and negative or equivocal findings on standard-of-care imaging.
- Trial name
- LOCATE (NCT02680041)
- Testing
- 18F-fluciclovine PET CT
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Blue Earth Diagnostics
Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma
18Fluorine-Fluciclovine PET/CT for Staging Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Preceding Radical Cystectomy
This research study is studying a positron emission tomography (PET) agent called 18F-fluciclovine to evaluate how well 18F-fluciclovine-PET scans determine the extent of muscle invasive bladder cancer (as compared to regular CT…
- Trial name
- NCT04018053
- Testing
- 18F-fluciclovine, PET/CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Imaging of Patients With Known or Suspected Somatostatin Receptor Positive Neuroendocrine Tumors Using Cu64-DOTATATE
This is an open-label, single-dose, single-arm, single-center imaging study using DOTATATE peptide, labelled with the 64Cu tracer.
- Trial name
- NCT03673943
- Testing
- 64Cu-DOTATATE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radiomedix, Inc.
Brain Cancer, Glioma
Image-Guided Stereotactic Biopsy of High Grade Gliomas
The purpose of this study is to evaluate high and low areas of growth, or proliferation, within the tumor. An imaging technique using a very small amount of a radioactive tracer called 18Ffluoro-deoxy-L-thymidine (18F-FLT) can…
- Trial name
- NCT00979810
- Testing
- 18F-FLT PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Liver Cancer
Benefits Study of Respiratory-gated Positron Emission Tomography Acquisitions of the Liver
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is now widely used for cancer imaging purpose, notably for preoperative work-up. It aims at visualizing organs metabolism.
- Trial name
- RespiTEP (NCT01219985)
- Testing
- standard and respiratory-gated PET acquisitions
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Alveolar Ridge Preservation
Ridge Preservation With Platelet Rich Fibrin Augmented With Freeze Dried Bone Allograft
Improved predictability and quality of bone healing after a tooth is removed is clinically relevant, in that, it improves our ability to achieve successful implant placement at edentulous sites.
- Trial name
- NCT03043885
- Testing
- FDBA, PRF, Blood Clot
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Metastatic Melanoma
Response to Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Melanoma: Computed Tomography Texture Analysis as a Predictive Biomarker
Studies have shown that the study drug, pembrolizumab, works by helping the immune system. In this way, pembrolizumab may help to slow the growth of melanoma or may cause cancer cells to die.
- Trial name
- NCT02740920
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, CT Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Coronary Artery Disease
Perfusion Imaging and CT -Understanding Relative Efficacy
To determine the relative efficacy of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) and Single Positron Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in patients with an intermediate risk of CAD.
- Trial name
- PICTURE (NCT00486447)
- Testing
- 64 Channel VCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Lung Cancer
Novel Lung Functional Imaging for Personalized Radiotherapy
The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of personalized radiotherapy with four-dimensional (4D) computed tomography (CT)-based pulmonary ventilation imaging, which selectively avoids…
- Trial name
- NCT02308709
- Testing
- Ventilation image-guided radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
An Efficacy Study of GSK2269557 Added to Standard Care in Subjects With an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of GSK2269557 administered in addition to standard of care in adult subjects diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT02294734
- Testing
- GSK2269557
- Where
- 17 sites in Belgium, Denmark and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Nintedanib Twice Daily vs Placebo in Patients Diagnosed With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
This is an 6 month multi-centre, prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial followed by conversion of each arm to active nintedanib for an additional 6 months comparing the effect of nintedanib 150mg…
- Trial name
- NCT01979952
- Testing
- Nintedanib
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim