Ultrasound Imaging of the Head, Neck, and Airway
ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University
About this trial
Purpose and Objectives: The main purpose is to test an ultrasound device that can assess the upper airway to create dynamic 4D imaging, which current technology cannot do. Ultrasound waves travel well within soft tissue but are unable to penetrate cartilage, bone, and air-filled structures, obscuring findings which are covered by these structures and limiting the ability of the ultrasound to adequately image posterior to the soft tissue upper airway, trachea, or behind the mandible.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Capable of lying stationary in a supine position for the duration of the stud
Disqualifiers
Pregnancy
Trial population
Normal volunteers ages 18 or higher
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Ultrasonography
Diagnostic testSimple ultrasonography imaging
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Healthy participants1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Tracheal diameter (mm)
Ultrasound will be used to scan the exterior of the neck and submandibular region to assess airway dimensions in mm
Time frame
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov