🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-29

Ultrasound Perfusion Estimation for Assessment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (NCT06952543)

Ultrasound Perfusion Estimation for Assessment of PAD

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 📋 Clinical Research Protocol Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to develop a new noninvasive tool for early diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and use the proposed method for monitoring the disease progression and the response to interventional treatment in PAD patients.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (10 items).

Location: Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota

Age range: 18 Years to 75 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Ultrasound Imaging (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria: Patient volunteers:
  • Patients with gangrene
  • Patients having surgery or stent
  • Patients with ulcer on their leg
  • Any health condition that does not allow proper use of ultrasound scanning
  • People considered in "vulnerable" populations. Healthy volunteers:
  • Include volunteers with BMI not more than 30
  • No history of smoking
  • No history of (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases)
  • People considered in "vulnerable" populations.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (507) 538-1727

Email: alizad.azra@mayo.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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