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Breast CancerNCT02525913

Feasibility Study of Cavity Radiofrequency Ablation in ex Vivo Mastectomy Breast Tissue

A study testing RFA Applicator in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to build a device that will consistently ablate (destroy or remove) cavitary breast tissue after a formal breast cancer resection in order to mimic the tissue that is now irradiated after breast cancer lumpectomy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
RFA Applicator
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2015to Sep 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Female
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
  • Receiving bi-lateral mastectomy due to tumor in the breast, or by choice (prophylactic mastectomy). Only non-cancerous breast tissue will be included in the study.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Those determined by the study investigator to have mental, physical, or medical conditions that would indicate that they should not participate.
  • Because there is no patient contact with the device no medical contraindications are foreseen.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to build a device that will consistently ablate (destroy or remove) cavitary breast tissue after a formal breast cancer resection in order to mimic the tissue that is now irradiated after breast cancer lumpectomy. The device would be easier to handle, perform the ablation in less time and by so ablating this margin would avoid the need in many for reoperation to obtain negative margins and based on preliminary data avoid the need for radiation. This would be especially important in poor and rural patients and would lead to decreased costs of treatment in patients with favorable breast cancer.

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Being tested
RFA Applicator
Keywords
Breast, Mastectomy
Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RFA ApplicatorDevice

Study groups in NCT02525913
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Bi-lateral mastectomyOtherNot described
Receives: Device: RFA Applicator

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Ablation Depth

    Ablation depth is the extent to which tissue has been completely desiccated from the wall of the cavity. It will be assessed by pathologic analysis using H\&, PCNA, and Ki67 stains. The ablation depth of each slide processed is to be the smallest distance of completely necrotic tissue.

    Measured: One year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2015
  3. Primary completionSep 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2016 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Study was withdrawn from the IRB and never opened. No subjects were enrolled.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02525913
Sponsor's protocol ID
204538
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
13 Aug 2015
Last updated
12 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing RFA Applicator in people with Breast Cancer, run by University of Arkansas at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Ablation Depth (time frame: One year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Oct 2015.

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