Clinical trials: Elastography
Crohns Disease
Comparative Effectiveness of MR Enterography
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound imaging compared to MRE (Magnetic Resonance Enterography) a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in accurately diagnosing and following Small Bowel Crohn…
- Trial name
- NCT01593462
- Testing
- MRE (magnetic resonance enterography), The Ultrasound scan, (UEI) Ultrasound Elastography Imaging with ARFI (acoustic radiation force impulse), Study Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Lipedema
Abdominal and Lower Extremity Adipose Tissue Elasticity in Patients With Lipedema
Lipedema is a chronic disorder characterized by abnormal bilateral fat deposition in the extremities, predominantly affecting women and typically beginning at puberty. The trunk, hands, and feet are usually spared.
- Trial name
- NCT07536646
- Testing
- Shearwave elastography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Elastography, Shear Wave Elastography
HIBOC = Hepatic Imaging Biomarkers in Obese Children
The goal of this prospective, diagnostic observational study is to learn about how imaging based markers for components of liver disease appear in children with obesity.
- Conditions
- Elastography, Shear Wave Elastography, Shear Wave Dispersion, Attenuation Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT06463223
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Breast Cancer
Application of Deep-learning and Ultrasound Elastography in Opportunistic Screening of Breast Cancer
As the most common cancer expected to occur all over the world, breast cancer still faces with the unsatisfied diagnostic accuracy in US imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT03851497
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Hydronephrosis, Pregnancy
Shear Wave Elastography for Evaluation of Hydronephrosis in Pregnancy
Hydronephrosis is common during pregnancy and is often physiological; however, it may also result from true obstruction requiring intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07547891
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Diffuse and Focal Liver Diseases, Cerebral Function
MRE-IA in Liver Disease and Neurovascular Imaging
The objective of this research project is to develop Magnetic Resonance Elastography by Intrinsic Activation (MRE-IA) imaging methods at two imaging centers (CRCHUS and CRCHUM) for use in ongoing studies in liver disease and…
- Trial name
- MRE-IA (NCT03601845)
- Testing
- Stimuli, No stimuli
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Polyneuropathies
Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Polyneuropathy
The main goal of this trial is to establish recommendations for clinical practice that enhance the reliability, accessibility and convenience of sheer wave elastography as a routine diagnostic test for diverse peripheral…
- Trial name
- NCT06390527
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Uterine Bleeding, Uterine Fibroids
What Are we Missing? Diagnosing Uterine Adenomyosis Using Ultrasound Elastography
To improve the clinical care of women with pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding due to benign uterine conditions including leiomyomas (uterine fibroids) and adenomyosis by evaluating the accuracy of radiology diagnostic…
- Conditions
- Uterine Bleeding, Uterine Fibroids, Adenomyosis
- Trial name
- NCT01992718
- Testing
- Evaluation of MRI, US for pelvic and uterine conditions, Patient preference between MRI and Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Treatment Outcome, Muscle Dystonia
Quantifying Muscle Tone in Patients With Brain Injury - a Feasibility Study
This project will determine the feasibility and validity of measuring elbow muscle flexor stiffness in a population of patients with sub-acute severe acquired brain injury using two measurement methods, the portable spasticity…
- Conditions
- Treatment Outcome, Muscle Dystonia, Spasticity, Muscle, Muscle Tightness
- Trial name
- NCT04207632
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A injection
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Elastographic Measurement, Intravesical Pressure Measurement
Elastographic Analysis of Urothelial Bladder Tumours
The preoperative evaluation of bladder tumors includes either computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging in B-mode, or a cystoscopy in the absence of a radiological diagnosis.
- Trial name
- SONURO (NCT06225726)
- Testing
- urethral bladder resection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Liver Fibrosis
Assessment of Methotreaxate-induced Liver Fibrosis by Transient Elastography and Serological Markers
Methotrexate (MTX), a folic acid analogue, inhibits the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines and is widely used in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Trial name
- NCT06872073
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Acute Apical Periodontitis of Pulpal Origin
Assessment of Masseter Muscle With Ultrasonography
In teeth that remain decayed for a long time, the muscles in that area atrophy because the patient cannot use the decayed area much. As a result, muscle length and mass decrease.
- Trial name
- NCT06734559
- Testing
- Patients who have not antibiotic treatment for acute apical periodontitis in the last month and have not taken any anti-inflammatory medication in the past 24 hours., patients who have not acute apical periodontitis
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
MRE for Assessment of Histopathological Growth Patterns in Colorectal Liver Metastases
The goal of this study is to investigate the value of MR elastography-based SII as a means of detecting HGP noninvasively in patients with pathology-proven CRLM.
- Trial name
- NCT06208397
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography and routine MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Neck Pain
Short-Term Response of Thoracic Spine Manipulation With or Without Trigger Point Dry Needling for Mechanical Neck Pain
This study will assess the short term response of thoracic spinal manipulation with or without trigger point dry needling in 58 subjects with a primary complaint of mechanical neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02415660
- Testing
- Thoracic spinal manipulation, Trigger point dry needling, Cervical range of motion exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Liver Cell Damage
Elastography in Liver Cell Failure
1. evaluation of degree of spleen stiffness in liver cell failure patient by elastography. 2. correlation of degree of spleen stiffness and patient outcome
- Trial name
- NCT06089785
- Testing
- elastography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Omnia Saad Desoky Mohamed
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Parkinson Disease
Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms including muscle rigidity as one of major motor symptoms affecting quality of life of Parkinson's disease patients, thus we aim…
- Trial name
- NCT06701318
- Testing
- Ultrasound shear wave elastography
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (ICC)
An Exploratory Study on Developing an Integrated Approach Combining Multimodal Imaging and Multi-omics Characterization of Tumor Heterogeneity for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Optimization in Liver Cancer.
Primary liver cancer, mainly including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), represents the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality.
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), Primary Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07101237
- Testing
- Multi-modal ultrasonic imaging system for liver cancer
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis, Ultrasonography and Shear Wave Elastography
Evaluation of Swallowing Muscles Using Ultrasonography and Shear Wave Elastography in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis
The aim of this study is to evaluate the mylohyoid, geniohyoid and digastric muscles in patients with radiotherapy-induced dysphagia due to nasopharynx cancer using ultrasonography and shear wave elastography (SWE).
- Conditions
- Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis, Ultrasonography and Shear Wave Elastography, Evaluation of Swallowing Muscles
- Trial name
- NCT06934837
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
Transient Elastography, MASLD
Hepatic Elastography-Enhanced Lifestyle Modification in MASLD
The 2022 National Health Survey in Thailand revealed a substantial rise in obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
- Conditions
- Transient Elastography, MASLD, BMI, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06826807
- Testing
- Regular monitoring with transient elastography
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University