New ultrasound technique could change how we monitor sports injuries
NCT ID NCT05608824
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two special ultrasound techniques—shear wave elastography and microvascular flow imaging—to see how leg muscle injuries change during recovery. Nine people with lower extremity injuries were scanned multiple times as they healed. The goal was to see if these scans could measure tissue stiffness and blood flow, and to build an AI system that could do the analysis automatically.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to monitor muscle injuries and guide rehabilitation using ultrasound.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (9 people) that only looked at imaging measurements, not treatment. The results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects age 18 - 89 years; * Able to sign an informed consent document; * Suspected MSK injury of the lower extremity (i.e. hamstring injuries and soft tissue injuries involving the ankle). Exclusion Criteria: * Prior fasciotomy of same limb; * Hemodialysis grafts of involved extremity; * Extremity wounds preventing ultrasound imaging.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States