Next-Generation CT scanner put to the test in patients
NCT ID NCT07661706
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is collecting data to see how well a new type of CT scanner works in a hospital setting. Adults who need a CT scan of the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or limbs may be eligible. Participants will have an extra research scan using the investigational scanner, matched to their regular medical scan. The goal is to check if the new scanner produces usable images and to track any safety issues.
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 help improve CT imaging technology, potentially leading to clearer or more detailed scans for diagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early data-collection study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any immediate clinical improvements, and the new scanner may not prove better than current methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The subject population will consist of adults that are 18-years of age or older who in the past 90 days or will in the future 30 days of the investigational scan undergo a clinically indicated CT exam within the St. Luke's University Hospital Network of the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or extremities.
- Ages
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18 years 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: * Who are ≥18 years of age; * Able to sign and date the informed consent form; AND, * Who have in the past 90 days or will in the future 30 days of the investigational scan undergo a clinically indicated CT exam within the St. Luke's University Hospital Network of the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or extremities. Exclusion Criteria: * Who are pregnant or lactating; * Who were previously enrolled in this study; * For planned contrast-enhanced investigational CT exams, anyone with known or suspected allergy to iodinated contrast agents; * For planned contrast-enhanced investigational CT exams, anyone with known or suspected renal insufficiency as determined by site medical personnel; * Who need urgent or emergent care; * Who have any conditions that, in the opinion of the PI or designee, would interfere with the evaluation of the results or constitute a health hazard for the subject; OR, * Who are unwilling to have GEHC personnel present for the CT exam.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St Luke's University Health Network
RECRUITINGBethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States
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