New imaging technique could shed light on lymphatic disorders
NCT ID NCT00833599
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses a special camera and a safe dye to take pictures of the lymphatic system, which helps move fluid in the body. Researchers want to see how this system works in healthy people and in those with conditions like lymphedema or lipedema. The goal is to find patterns that could help diagnose these disorders better. About 283 people will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 283 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2009
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
1\) Persons with lymphatic dysfunction (e.g. lymphedema, lipedema, dercums, etc.), 2) Persons with vascular malformation that suggest a lymphatic component, 3) Family members of persons, whom participated in this study, with a lymphatic dysfunction or vascular malformation that suggests a lymphatic component and 3) Healthy, normal individuals as controls
- Ages
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3 months and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria for Participation in NIRFLI with ICG (Group 1): 1. Negative urine pregnancy test within 36 hours prior to study drug administration, if female of childbearing potential. 2. Females must complete the Female Enrollment Form. Those subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use one of the medically accepted methods of contraception listed on the form for a period of one month following the study. Female subjects of non-childbearing potential, defined as physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, must meet the criteria listed on the Female Enrollment form, but are not restricted to the use of contraception following study participation. 3. Subjects must be able to lie on their backs for periods of 10 minutes at at time for up to a total of 60 minutes. 4. Children must be able to remain reasonably still for the time required for imaging. 5. Subjects with lymphatic dysfunction must be diagnosed with lymphedema, lipedema, or vascular malformation/anomaly that suggests a lymphatic component. Exclusion Criteria for Participation in NIRFLI with ICG (Group 1): 1. Persons with mobililty issues that could make participating too difficult 2. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding 3. Persons who are allergic to iodine 4. Persons who weigh in excess of 400 lbs 5. If the subject is a female of child-bearing potential, she must agree to use a contraceptive for one month after study participation. 6. Persons who do not meet inclusion criteria. Inclusion Criteria for Participation in Genetic Analysis Only (Group 2): 1. The subject has a family member with lymphatic dysfunction. 2. The subject is willing to have blood drawn or saliva collected for DNA analysis Exclusion Criteria for Participation in Genetic Analysis Only (Group 2): 1\) The subject has experienced a medical problem from a prior blood draw
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lymphedema Clinic at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UT Physicians Pediatric Surgery Clinic
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Wound Care Clinic at CHI St. Luke's The Woodland's Hospital
The Woodlands, Texas, 77384, United States
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