Status:

COMPLETED

Repeatability and Reproducibility of the Measurement of Young's Modulus Using Shear Wave Elastography in Volunteers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Dundee

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

MALE

18-35 years

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to assess the accuracy of shear wave elastography in volunteers. Shear wave elastography is a non-invasive, non-painful measure of tissue stiffness obtained using an ultrasound...

Detailed Description

Shear wave elastography is a quantitative ultrasound modality increasingly used to differentiate between "hard" breast cancer masses and "soft" normal tissue. Unlike strain elastography, shear wave el...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Fit healthy male volunteers between 18 and 35 years of age.
  • Participants with an ASA score of 1.
  • Capacity to provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • All females.
  • Male participants aged \<18 years and \>35 years of age.
  • ASA score 2 or above.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01903343

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

May 8 2019

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Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School

Dundee, United Kingdom, DD19SY