New ultrasound protocols aim to map normal blood vessel sizes
NCT ID NCT06841887
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study uses an advanced ultrasound machine to test new ways of measuring blood vessels in the arm and neck. Researchers will scan 60 healthy adults aged 18 to 75 to set normal ranges and check if the measurements are repeatable. The goal is to improve future diagnosis of kidney and brain diseases.
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 study could help doctors better understand normal blood vessel measurements, which may improve diagnosis of kidney and brain diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 60 healthy participants. It does not test any treatment, so results may not apply to sick patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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
Participation in this study will be proposed to subjects with no previous history of kidney or cerebral disease, and no pathologies that might have affected the vascular system (hypertension, diabetes). Sixty subjects will be studied, 30 females and 30 males. For both genders, they must be equally distributed within 3 age-groups: 18-40 years, 41-55 years and 56-75 years.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures * Female and/or male aged between 18 and 75 years * No previous history of kidney or cerebral disease and no pathologies that might have affected the vascular system Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of kidney or cerebral disease or pathologies that might have affected the vascular system * Legal incapacity, limited legal capacity, intellectual disability, uncooperative attitude or any other evidence that the subject will not be able to understand the study aims and procedures
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Research Centre for Rare Diseases Aldo e Cele Daccò
RECRUITINGRanica, BG, 24020, Italy
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