Clinical trials: Transient Elastography
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Evaluation of Fontan-associated Hepatic Stiffness and the Efficacy of Udenafil in Reducing Liver Stiffness
A study to evaluate the efficacy of MZ101 therapy in reducing liver stiffness.
- Trial name
- FALD (NCT03430583)
- Testing
- Udenafil
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Acute Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease
Shear Wave Elastography in Native Kidney Disease
In this proposal, the aim is to examine shear wave elastography (SWE) measurements in diseased native kidneys and correlate them with grades of fibrosis using histological samples.
- Trial name
- NCT02830438
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Pudendal Nerve, Healthy Women
Pelvic Floor Shear-Wave Elastography in Healthy and Pudendal Neuralgia Women
This study will compare superficial pelvic floor shear-wave elastography between healthy women and women with pudendal neuralgia.
- Trial name
- ELANEP (NCT07458737)
- Testing
- Pelvic floor shear wave elastography, Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-Short Form 7 (PFIQ-7), Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Breast Neoplasms
Ultrasound Elastography of Breast Lesions
Our hypothesis is that the addition of ShearWave Elastography (SWE) to a conventional breast ultrasound examination provides useful information for the radiologist when imaging lesions in the breast, as compared to conventional…
- Trial name
- BE1 (NCT00716482)
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,681 people
- Sponsor
- SuperSonic Imagine
Cirrhosis, Hepatitis B
FibroScan in Patients With Hepatitis B and C Presenting for Liver Biopsy
This study will examine the effectiveness of the FibroScan device in differentiating fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B and C.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
- Trial name
- NCT00125762
- Testing
- FibroScan
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 907 people
- Sponsor
- Afdhal, Nezam, M.D.
Chronic Liver Disease
Detection of Liver Fibrosis With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Patients with chronic liver disease are at high risk of developing liver scarring (fibrosis), with ultimate risks of cirrhosis and liver cancer that may require liver transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01600105
- Testing
- Perfusion MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bachir Taouli
Carotid Artery Plaque
New Technologies to Determine Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Significant Carotid Plaques
The researchers are trying to determine if the characterization of "vulnerable" carotid artery plaques can be accomplished with ultrasound-based methods that look for vessels in the plaque and measure the plaque stiffness.
- Trial name
- NCT03335033
- Testing
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography, Ultrasound Examination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
NAFLD
Genetic-specific Effects of Fructose on Liver Lipogenesis
The primary goal of this study is to identify a set of genotypes that increase the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and predispose individuals to increased de novo lipogenesis (DNL) and liver fat accumulation…
- Trial name
- NCT03783195
- Testing
- Sugar drink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fatty Liver Disease, Fibrosis, Liver
Effect of Probiotics in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Steatohepatitis
This study will evaluate the effect of probiotics, a beneficial intestinal bacteria supplement, if it will cause improvement of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH- an…
- Conditions
- Fatty Liver Disease, Fibrosis, Liver, Cirrhosis, Liver, Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic
- Trial name
- PRONE (NCT04175392)
- Testing
- Align Probiotic Supplement Capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Liver Fibrosis, Liver Diseases
Beyond Confounders: Addressing Source of Measurement Variability and Error in Shear Wave Elastography
Chronic liver disease is a major problem in the general population and there is an unmet need to diagnose(and screen) for liver disease with using noninvasive, cost-effective and sensitive techniques.The investigators hypothesize…
- Trial name
- NCT03342560
- Testing
- Sonographic SWE measurements with 4 different ultrasound systems
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Liver Disease, Advanced Fibrosis
A Study to Evaluate Liver Stiffness With Shear Wave Elastography
The purpose of the study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) shear wave elastography in liver fibrosis staging in both normal subjects and subjects with advanced liver fibrosis/cirrhosis
- Conditions
- Chronic Liver Disease, Advanced Fibrosis, Advanced Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- NCT05097963
- Testing
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Thyroid Nodule, Follicular Neoplasm
Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for the Preoperative Risk Stratification of Follicular Lesions of the Thyroid
As many as 70-85% subjects diagnosed with a follicular lesion on biopsy and undergoing surgery will have benign lesions verified by histopathology after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03106337
- Testing
- Shear-Wave Elastography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis
Transient Elastography in Autoimmune Hepatitis
Recent, research has focused on the evaluation of non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Among these methods, transient elastography is the most promising.
- Trial name
- NCT01905254
- Testing
- Transient elastography (TE), Liver biopsy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Conditionally Increased Output (CIO) Enhanced Ultrasound System
This study aims to assess possible bioeffects that may be caused by the use of shear wave elastography (SWE) with conditionally increased acoustic output pressure (CIO).
- Conditions
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Fatty Liver
- Trial name
- NCT05792423
- Testing
- GE ultrasound system with increased acoustic output settings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital