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Ultrasound

Late-stage clinical development
2
Research papers
16
Active clinical trials
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Light and ultrasound reveal renewable routes to compounds for pharmaceutical research

Research2026-10-16Research news · Phys.org — Chemistry

Anatomic basis to the ultrasound-guided approach for saphenous nerve blockade.

Research2009-09-01Regional anesthesia and pain medicine

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Ultrasound
RxNorm CUI
693547

Clinical trials

94 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
94
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
16
Active studies
9
Recruiting
78
Late-stage (III+)
45
Completed
33
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 94
Early Phase 13Phase 15Phase 1 / 21Phase 27Phase 2 / 31Phase 37Phase 421Phase N / A49

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

2 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes2
Ultrasonography, Interventional2Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Regional anesthesia and pain medicine2
Leading researchers
  • Benninger B1
  • Brull R1
  • Chan VW1
  • Duggan E1
  • Horn JL1
  • Manickam B1
  • Perlas A1
  • Pitsch T1
Leading institutions
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  • Oregon Health and Science University1
  • Toronto Western Hospital1
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials