Clinical trials: Transient Elastography, open to volunteers
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction, Renal Functional Recovery
Renal SWE as a Predictor After Pediatric Pyeloplasty for UPJO
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is an important cause of hydronephrosis and potentially reversible renal functional impairment in children.
- Trial name
- UPJO-SWE (NCT07624019)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Muscle Stiffness
Immediate Effect of Lumbar Mobilization on Paraspinal Muscle Stiffness
This randomized controlled crossover study will investigate the immediate effect of central posteroanterior lumbar mobilization on the intrinsic stiffness of the erector spinae and multifidus muscles in healthy adults without low…
- Trial name
- NCT07826260
- Testing
- Maitland Grade III++ Central Posteroanterior Mobilization
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis
Effects of Physiotherapy on Ultrasound and Clinical Parameters in Women With Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea affects up to 90% of women of reproductive age and represents a significant public health concern. Beyond prostaglandin-mediated uterine contractions, dysmenorrhea involves central sensitization mechanisms and…
- Trial name
- NCT07645196
- Testing
- Abdominal manual mobilization
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Disease of Liver and Bile Duct
Non-invasive Liver Screening Using FibroScan Device for Liver Disease Patients for the Steatosis/Fibrosis Database
The primary goal of this study is to establish a database of people with varying levels of hepatic fibrosis and various etiologies of liver disease for use in future research protocols.
- Trial name
- NCT02897908
- Testing
- vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Liver Fibrosis, Malnutrition
Nutritional Indices and Inflammatory Markers in MASLD
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated steatotic Liver Diseases MASLD affects approximately 25 percent of population. Systemic inflammation plays role in MASLD progression.
- Conditions
- Liver Fibrosis, Malnutrition, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07834905
- Volunteers
- 180 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
Hepato Cellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Fibroscan Evaluating Immunotherapy Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to evaluate the role of transient elastography (Fibroscan) in predicting the response of immunotherapy in advanced Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06960863
- Testing
- fibroscan
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Elastography, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Shear Wave Elastography in Differentiating Acute or Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease is a common global public health issue and its prevalence increased year by year. Early diagnosis and intervention can prevent further complications and comorbidities of long-term dialysis, cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- CKD-SWE (NCT04404114)
- Testing
- Shear wave elastography to distinguish AKI from normal kidney, Shear wave elastography to distinguish AKI from CKD, Shear wave elastography to distinguish CKD from normal kidney
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Psoriatic Arthritis, Enthesitis
Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography Assessment of Entheses in Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that frequently involves the entheses, where tendons, ligaments, and fascia insert into bone.
- Trial name
- SWE-PsA (NCT07785089)
- Testing
- Grayscale Ultrasonography, Power Doppler Ultrasonography, and Shear Wave Elastography
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Heart Failure, Heart Failure - NYHA II - IV
Evaluation of Liver Stiffness Performance, by FibroScan®, to Detect Elevated Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
This is a pivotal, global, prospective, cross-sectional, multicentric clinical investigation designed to explore a non-invasive, reliable alternative to invasive, catheter-based hemodynamic assessments, which are associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT07222813
- Testing
- FibroScan, Right-sided Heart Catheterization, Transthoracic echocardiography
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Echosens
Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Agreement and Reliability of Transient Elastography
The aim of this study is to assess agreement, smallest detectable change, and reliability of repeated measurements of liver stiffness of transient elastography in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, and to explore factors…
- Trial name
- HEPSCAN (NCT05686785)
- Testing
- Transient elastography
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
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
Osteoarthritis (Knee / Hip), Sarcopenia
Preoperative Muscle Stiffness, Functional Reserve, and Postoperative Quality of Recovery in Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
In elderly patients undergoing arthroplasty surgery, postoperative recovery quality is closely related to preoperative physical reserve. Sarcopenia and reduced muscle quality can increase postoperative complications.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (Knee / Hip), Sarcopenia, Postoperative Recovery
- Trial name
- PRE-QoR (NCT07879209)
- Testing
- Handgrip Strength (HGS) Measurement, Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (SWE)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer (H&Amp;Amp;N), Lymph Nodes
The eValuation of Sources of vIBRAtioN for Vibrational Shear Wave elasTography
Patients suffering with Head and Neck Cancer often must wait 3 months or more to know if their treatment has been effective, which can be very stressful.
- Trial name
- VIBRANT (NCT07098819)
- Testing
- Vibrational Shear wave elastography algorithm
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Chronic Liver Disease
Prognosis Value of Non-invasive Methods for the Diagnosis of Chronic Liver Disease
The aim of this retrospective and prospective study is to evaluate the 20-year prognosis value of non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of chronic liver disease for predicting survival and complications of cirrhosis.
- Trial name
- PVNIM (NCT02060565)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Association HGE CHU Bordeaux Sud
Compensated Liver Disease, Esophageal Varices
Baveno VIII Criteria for Portal Hypertension in Egyptian Patients
This prospective observational study aims to validate Baveno VIII criteria for detection of clinically significant portal hypertension and to evaluate additional predictors of esophageal varices in Egyptian patients with…
- Conditions
- Compensated Liver Disease, Esophageal Varices, Portal Hypertension, Chronic Liver Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07842666
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Obesity & Overweight, Pediatric Obesity
Ultrasound Assessment of Tongue Characteristics in Children and Adolescents With Obesity
This longitudinal observational study aims to validate ultrasound-based tongue markers related to tongue characteristics, including fat accumulation, morphologic and mechanical properties of the tongue in children and adolescents…
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Pediatric Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- Trial name
- NCT07370350
- Testing
- Submental ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant
ICU-acquired Weakness, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
Shear Wave Elastography of Peripheral Nerves for Early Diagnosis of ICU-acquired Weakness
This study aims to determine whether shear wave elastography (SWE), a non-invasive ultrasound technique that measures nerve stiffness, can help detect ICU-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) early in critically ill patients.
- Conditions
- ICU-acquired Weakness, Critical Illness Polyneuropathy, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07594249
- Testing
- Nerve Ultrasound with Shear Wave Elastography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Effects of TOTUM-448 on Liver Fat Content, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Gut Microbiota Among Participants with MASLD
This clinical trial aims to investigate the effects of TOTUM-448, a mix of 5 plant extracts and choline, consumed at the daily regimen of two times per day, on liver fat content, cardiometabolic risk factors and gut microbiota…
- Trial name
- CARDIO-LIVER (NCT06704321)
- Testing
- TOTUM-448
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valbiotis
MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis
MASLD in Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care - a Follow-up Study
The goal of this observational study is to understand how metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) changes over time in individuals with type 2 diabetes who previously participated in the EPSONIP study.
- Conditions
- MASLD - Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Advanced Fibrosis, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- EPSOMIP2 (NCT07312136)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University