NCT03339479

Brief Summary

Patients with lung nodules/mass found by CT (computed tomography) or PET (positron emission tomography) who agree to receive lung resection are arranged to test the dielectric property before receiving the frozen pathological examination. And the final pathological results are recognized as the standard diagnosis. Then the sensitivity and specificity of the dielectric property test will be evaluated comparing with the frozen pathological examination.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
502

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2017

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 25, 2017

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 21, 2017

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 13, 2017

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 24, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 24, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

October 30, 2018

Status Verified

May 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

August 21, 2017

Last Update Submit

October 27, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

dielectric propertylung nodulesdifferential diagnosisfrozen pathological examination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • sensitivity of dielectric property test in diagnosing lung nodules/masses

    true positive rate in diagnosing lung nodules/masses

    3-5 years

  • specificity of dielectric property test in diagnosing lung nodules/masses

    true negative rate in diagnosing lung nodules/masses

    3-5 years

Study Arms (3)

dielectric property test

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient with lung nodules/mass is firstly arranged to be tested for dielectric property after the nodules/mass resection and cutting open.

Diagnostic Test: dielectric property test

frozen pathological examination

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The resected lung nodules/mass will be sent for frozen pathological examination after dielectric property test.

Diagnostic Test: frozen pathological examination

final pathological examination

OTHER

The resected lung nodules/mass will undergo the final pathological examination for final diagnosis after dielectric property test and frozen pathological examination.

Diagnostic Test: final pathological examination

Interventions

Test the dielectric property of resected lung nodules/mass through a touching probe after the lung tissue with nodules/mass has been resected and cut open, which usually takes only 1-5 minutes.

dielectric property test

And after the dielectric property test, the lung tissue will be sent for frozen pathological examination.

frozen pathological examination

All of the lung nodules/mass will be diagnosed by final pathological examination and recognized as the final diagnosis after surgery.

final pathological examination

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with lung nodules/mass found by CT or PET who agree to receive lung resection;
  • Diameter of the lung nodule/mass is longer than 8 millimeters;
  • More than 50% of the lung nodule/mass is solid component by image examination;
  • Diameter of the solid component is longer than 5 millimeters by intraoperative exploration.

You may not qualify if:

  • Cutting open the resected nodule/mass will interfered with the pathological examination;
  • Diameter of the solid component is shorter than 5 millimeters by intraoperative cutting open;
  • Cutting open the lung nodule/mass will cause great damage to the patient, such as inducing allergic shock.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Guandong, Guangdong, 510515, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (7)

  • Gabriel C, Gabriel S, Corthout E. The dielectric properties of biological tissues: I. Literature survey. Phys Med Biol. 1996 Nov;41(11):2231-49. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/11/001.

    PMID: 8938024BACKGROUND
  • Gabriel S, Lau RW, Gabriel C. The dielectric properties of biological tissues: II. Measurements in the frequency range 10 Hz to 20 GHz. Phys Med Biol. 1996 Nov;41(11):2251-69. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/11/002.

    PMID: 8938025BACKGROUND
  • Gabriel S, Lau RW, Gabriel C. The dielectric properties of biological tissues: III. Parametric models for the dielectric spectrum of tissues. Phys Med Biol. 1996 Nov;41(11):2271-93. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/11/003.

    PMID: 8938026BACKGROUND
  • Joines WT, Zhang Y, Li C, Jirtle RL. The measured electrical properties of normal and malignant human tissues from 50 to 900 MHz. Med Phys. 1994 Apr;21(4):547-50. doi: 10.1118/1.597312.

    PMID: 8058021BACKGROUND
  • Lu Y, Li B, Xu J, Yu J. Dielectric properties of human glioma and surrounding tissue. Int J Hyperthermia. 1992 Nov-Dec;8(6):755-60. doi: 10.3109/02656739209005023.

    PMID: 1479201BACKGROUND
  • Surowiec AJ, Stuchly SS, Barr JB, Swarup A. Dielectric properties of breast carcinoma and the surrounding tissues. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1988 Apr;35(4):257-63. doi: 10.1109/10.1374. No abstract available.

    PMID: 2834285BACKGROUND
  • Fu F, Xin SX, Chen W. Temperature- and frequency-dependent dielectric properties of biological tissues within the temperature and frequency ranges typically used for magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery. Int J Hyperthermia. 2014 Feb;30(1):56-65. doi: 10.3109/02656736.2013.868534. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

    PMID: 24417349BACKGROUND

Study Officials

  • Di Lu, MD,PhD

    Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: self-control method
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2017

First Posted

November 13, 2017

Study Start

May 25, 2017

Primary Completion

May 24, 2020

Study Completion

May 24, 2020

Last Updated

October 30, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

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