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Cardiac Elastography to Determine Strain and Strain Rates in the Heart

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University of Wisconsin, Madison, December 2007

Sponsored by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Information provided by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00205387
  Purpose

Cardiac elastography is a new technique to analyze strain and strain rates in many organ systems, including the heart. In this study, cardiac elastography derived from the analysis of raw radiofrequency data obtained from a conventional clinical echocardiograph system will be compared to processed information that comes from the same echocardiograph system. The purpose of this study is to determine if cardiac elastography can accurately determine strain and strain rates as compared to more conventional means.


Condition Intervention
Heart Disease
Procedure: cardiac elastography and echocardiography

MedlinePlus related topics:   Heart Diseases   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Cohort, Prospective
Official Title:   Cardiac Elastography

Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:

Biospecimen Retention:   None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:   100
Study Start Date:   November 2005

Intervention Details:
    Procedure: cardiac elastography and echocardiography
    standard echocardiogram
  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy volunteers and patients with known heart disease caused by myocardial inarction or cardiomyopathy


Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy normal volunteers between the ages of 18-70
  • Patients scheduled for clinical echocardiogram between the ages of 18-70 who have known heart disease caused by myocardial infarction or cardiomyopathy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients less than 18 years old, or greater than 70 years old
  • Patients who do not have adequate quality echocardiographic images.
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00205387

Contacts
Contact: Peter S Rahko, MD     608-263-9648     psr@medicine.wisc.edu    

Locations
United States, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin     Recruiting
      Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
      Contact: Peter S Rahko, MD     608-263-9684     psr@medicine.wisc.edu    
      Principal Investigator: Peter S Rahko, MD            

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Peter S Rahko, MD     University of Wisconsin, Madison    
  More Information


Responsible Party:   University of Wisconsin ( Peter S. Rahko, MD )
Study ID Numbers:   M-2004-1260
First Received:   September 12, 2005
Last Updated:   December 26, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00205387
Health Authority:   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:
echocardiography  
cardiac elastography  
Normal volunteers  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Heart Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 10, 2008




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