Can ultrasound better spot returning leg clots? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05300139
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether ultrasound can correctly diagnose a repeat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the same leg. Researchers will check if the clot changes after 3 months of blood thinner treatment. The goal is to reduce false alarms and unnecessary treatment. The study involves 18 adults with a history of DVT.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Color Doppler Ultrasound
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing DVT recurrence, reducing false positives and unnecessary treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 18 participants and no comparison standard, so results may not be reliable or widely applicable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2023
- 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
Patients included in the ULTREC study who had a recurrence of deep vein thrombosis
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Known history of objectively documented deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb (with or without pulmonary embolism) 3. Out-patients referred for clinically suspected acute recurrent ipsilateral DVT of the lower limb 4. Patients covered by social security or an equivalent regimen 5. No objection to the use of the data 6. Inclusion in the ULTREC study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known current pregnancy 2. Any condition, which may prevent from performing the colour doppler ultrasound test 3. Delay from onset of symptoms to inclusion of more than 10 days 4. Therapeutic anticoagulation for more than 48 hours in the two days prior to consent to ULTREC Study 5. Presence of clinical symptoms or signs of pulmonary embolism 6. Life expectancy less than 3 months 7. Patient unable to adhere to ULTREC protocol follow-up 8. Participants under judicial protection or incapacity
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cabinet d'angiologie Bensedrine
Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var, 83140, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie Bonavita
Bastia, Haute-Corse, 20200, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie Cazanave
Carcassonne, Aude, 11000, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie Cazaux
Auch, Gers, 32000, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie De Mari
Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, 20090, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie Dias
Martigues, Bouches Du Rhône, 13500, France
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Cabinet d'angiologie Secondi
Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, 20090, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Toulon, Var, 83056, France
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Centre Hospitalier d'Auch
Auch, Gers, 32000, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Carcassonne
Carcassonne, Aude, 11000, France
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Clinique Rive Gauche
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31076, France
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Clinique des fleurs
Ollioules, Var, 83140, France
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