Clinical trials: Transient Elastography
Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury
Evaluation of Lower Extremity Athletic Injuries and Response to Treatment Using SWE and MFI
Primary Objective: To explore changes in shear wave elastography (SWE) and microvascular flow imaging (MFI) measurements from time of injury through the recovery phase of lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries to determine if a…
- Trial name
- NCT05608824
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography and microvascular flow imaging.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Liver Steatosis
Fibroscan® Medical Device, Assessment for Non Invasive Diagnosis of Liver Steatosis
Hypothesis of this study is the existence of a relation between parameters measured by FibroScan® FS 502 according to our non invasive method and liver steatosis condition.
- Trial name
- TRANSTEATOSE (NCT02575625)
- Testing
- Fibroscan, Blood test for biological assessment of liver function, MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Achilles Tendon, Plantar Fascia
Evaluation of Shear Wave Elastography Reproducibility in Achilles Tendons and Plantar Fascia
Achilles tendon plays a significant role in walking and sporting activities, particularly through ankle joint and lower limbs stability.
- Trial name
- ME1 (NCT03014739)
- Testing
- Supersonic ShearWave Elastography
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SuperSonic Imagine
Advanced Chronic Liver Disease, NASH
Non-invasive Evaluation of Portal Hypertension in Patients With Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease by Assessment of Spleen Stiffness Using VCTE by FibroScan.
Hypothesis: The severity of portal hypertension in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) can be assessed using vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) via the FibroScan® 502 Touch by measuring SS (splenic…
- Trial name
- NCT03778411
- Testing
- VCTE with splenic stiffness measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pain, Lipedema
The Relationship of Shear Wave Elastography Findings With Pain Threshold and Quality of Life in Patients With Lipedema
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between disease severity and subcutaneous tissue shearwave elastography findings with pain threshold and quality of life in patients diagnosed with lipedema.
- Trial name
- NCT06196619
- Testing
- SWE:B-mode ultrasound and subcutaneous elastic modulus with shear wave elastography at three level
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Masseter Muscle Spasm
Assessment of Correlation Between Changes of Shear Wave Elastography and Surface Electromyogram of the Masseter
Diagnoses and follow up of muscles diseases lack imaging. Severity assessment of masticatory dysfunction and follow up of treatment effectiveness is currently based only on clinical features.
- Trial name
- EVEREST (NCT02425839)
- Testing
- Ultrasound exam by Supersonic Shear Imaging® technique, EMG examination by electromyograph Keypoint system
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Noninvasive Evaluation of Hepatic Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C
Chronic viral hepatitis C is a frequent liver disease. It is associated with variable degree of hepatic fibrosis. To date, liver histology is still regarded as the gold standard to detect, diagnose and quantify liver fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00399815
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Gastroesophageal Varices Hemorrhage
Color Doppler US and TE as Predictors for Presence of Gastroesophageal Varices and Variceal Bleeding in Patients With LC
The aim of the study is to evaluate the ability of Doppler ultrasonography of the portal vein and liver stiffness measurement using Transient Elestoghraphy in predicting prescence of gastroesophageal variceal and variceal…
- Trial name
- NCT05891184
- Testing
- color doppler ultrasound, transient elastography, upper endoscopy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Brain Tumor, Recurrent Brain Tumor
Use of Shear Wave Elastography for Intraoperative Brain and Tumor Stiffness Measurements
This study investigates the role of intraoperative shear wave elastography ultrasound (ISWEU) in identifying healthy brain and tumor tissue stiffness differences. This data may be used to guide tumor resection in future patients.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Recurrent Brain Tumor, Brain Neoplasm, Recurrent Brain Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT06630338
- Testing
- Non-Interventional Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease
Longitudinal Assessment of Transient Elastography in Cystic Fibrosis
To determine if transient elastography (TE), when combined with ultrasound (US) pattern characterization can improve the prediction of progression to a nodular pattern on US.
- Trial name
- NCT03001388
- Testing
- Transient Elastography (TE)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Study of the NAFLD in CKD Patients Using Fibroscan Study
Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease in Assiut University Hospitals
The aim of our study is: 1. The early detection of NAFLD in CKD patients with different stages (stage I to IV) to avoid progression to liver fibrosis. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT04482153
- Testing
- fibroscan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
A Clinical Study on Using Multimodal Ultrasound to Assess Muscle Mass in Metabolic Diseases
This study aims to evaluate the clinical value of multimodal ultrasound for assessing muscle mass in patients with metabolic diseases, including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and simple obesity.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Sarcopenia, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07836088
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital
Severe Bipolar I Disorder (Diagnosis), Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, in Remission
FIbrosis and Steatosis in Patients With Psychiatric Illness
Background: Severe psychiatric diseases (schizophrenia, bipolarity, depression, anxious syndrome) are often associated with a metabolic syndrome, including Non-Alcoholic Steato Hepatitis, probably misdiagnosed in patients with…
- Conditions
- Severe Bipolar I Disorder (Diagnosis), Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, in Remission, Depression Psychotic Feature, Mood-Incongruent Delusion
- Trial name
- FibroPsy (NCT05965232)
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 385 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Esquirol
Tendinopathy
Assessing the Tendons With Shear Wave Elastography
The purpose of this study is to utilize Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) to study the viscoelastic properties of tendons to understand the functional differences between normal/asymptomatic and symptomatic tendon states.
- Trial name
- NCT03456778
- Testing
- Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Fibrosis
Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measured by TE and 2D-SWE for Diagnosis of GOV in Patients With cACLD
A observational diagnostic study will be conducted to compare the performance of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness measured by 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) and transient elastography (TE) for diagnosing gastroesophageal…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06144437
- Testing
- Transient elastography (TE) and 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D in Fatty Liver Disease
This study evaluates the influence of vitamin D in reducing laboratory, elastographic (Fibroscan) and metabolic components of NAFLD. Half of the patients will receive vitamin D (Plivit D3) while the other half will receive placebo
- Trial name
- NCT04038853
- Testing
- 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Rijeka
Cirrhosis
Spleen Stiffness Measurement With FibroScan
FibroScan® (Echosens, Paris, France) is an active non implantable medical device marketed in Europe since December 2003 and is currently used in many countries.
- Trial name
- NCT02180113
- Testing
- Fibroscan® examination
- Where
- 7 sites in France, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Echosens
Carotid Atherosclerosis
Shear Wave Elastography for Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques
The goal of this prospective diagnostic accuracy cohort study is to compare the accuracy of carotid atherosclerotic plaques stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography (SWE) with greyscale median values (GSM), magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT06214429
- Testing
- Vascular Ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography, Greyscale Median
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Healthy
The Impact of Blood Flow Restriction Within Warm-up.
Sixty athletes will be randomized in two groups; (1) an experimental group and (2) a control group. Both groups will undergo the following procedure: Moment 1: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05153980
- Testing
- Warm-up + Blood Flow Restriction cuff (smart-cuff pro device, acting as pressurized tourniquet), Warm-up
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent