Status:
COMPLETED
Study of New Software Used During Ablations
Lead Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Conditions:
Liver Cancer
Neoplasms, Liver
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: \- Ablation is a procedure that heats tumor tissue to a high temperature to destroy it. Doctors perform this procedure by putting a probe in the tumor. This delivers heat to the site. Cur...
Detailed Description
Background: * Lack of reliable non-invasive method to monitor ablation zone during radiofrequency or microwave ablation * Development of a non-invasive technique to examine temperature changes based ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Subjects must be scheduled for a hepatic radiofrequency or microwave ablation in interventional radiology requiring thermocouples for temperature monitoring. Any patient undergoing a hepatic radiofrequency or microwave ablation could be eligible for this protocol.
- Must be age 18 years or older.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Subjects have an altered mental status precluding understanding or consenting to the procedure
- Subjects have a body weight in excess of 375 lbs.
- Subject is pregnant
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 23 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 8 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01906021
Start Date
September 23 2013
End Date
December 8 2020
Last Update
December 10 2020
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892