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Liver MetastasisHIFU-ARNCT02728167

Efficacy of HIFU-AR on Blood Loss Reduction in Patients With Liver Metastases Requiring Hepatectomy

A study testing Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU in people with Liver Metastasis, run by Centre Leon Berard at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether HIFU-assisted liver resection (HIFU-AR) results in reduced blood loss compared to standard liver resection in patients with LM.This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized (1:1 ratio), comparative, open-label Phase II study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Liver Metastasis
What is being tested?
Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Apr 2016to Aug 2018
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
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years at the day of consenting to the study.
  • Patients with liver metastases requiring a hepatectomy for ≥ 2 segments.
  • ECOG PS ≤ 1.
  • Adequate bone marrow and liver function at baseline as defined below:
  • Platelet count ≥ 100 x 109/l, and hemoglobin of ≥ 9 g/dl),
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN, AST and ALT ≤ 5 x ULN.
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  • Recovered from prior anti-neoplasic treatment-related toxicity (grade <2 persistent treatment-related toxicity as per CTCAE v4 are accepted).
  • Willingness for follow-up visits.
  • Covered by a medical insurance.
  • Signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient has been informed of all aspects of the trial prior to enrolment.

Who cannot join

  • Patients having previously undergone
  • a major hepatic surgery (i.e. more than 3 liver segments) or
  • biliary major surgery.
  • Patient with cirrhosis or sinusoidal obstruction syndrome with portal hypertension.
  • Pregnant women (women of childbearing potential are required to have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to inclusion). A positive urine test must be confirmed by a serum pregnancy test.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Centre Léon Bérard

    Lyon, 69373

Other trials in France

About this study

Official title: Randomized, Open-label, Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Assisted Hepatic Resection (HIFU-AR) on Blood Loss Reduction in Patients With Liver Metastases Requiring Hepatectomy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether HIFU-assisted liver resection (HIFU-AR) results in reduced blood loss compared to standard liver resection in patients with LM.This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized (1:1 ratio), comparative, open-label Phase II study.

Being tested
Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU
Keywords
Hepatectomy, Liver metastasis, High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Liver metastases (LM) requiring surgery

What participants receive

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

  • Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFUDevice

    6 to 10 (or more if necessary) side-to-side 40-seconde HIFU treatments

Study groups in NCT02728167
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pre-coagulation by HIFU-ARExperimentalPre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU and standard liver resection
Receives: Device: Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU
Standard liver resectionNo interventionStandard liver resection

What is being measured

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

  1. Normalized blood loss (ml/cm2)

    To compare the blood loss during hepactectomy in patients treated by HIFU-AR versus standard liver resection

    Measured: During hepatectomy

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Total blood los (ml)

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  2. Transection time

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  3. Transection time/cm2 of liver area (min/cm2)

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  4. Hemostasis time

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  5. Clip density on the liver section area

    Number of clips/cm2

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  6. Rate of Pringle manoeuvre

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  7. Rate of patients needing a blood transfusion

    Measured: During hepatectomy

  8. Length of hospital stay

    Measured: 10 days

  9. Number of patients with postoperative complications assessed using Dindo-Clavien classification

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2016
  3. Primary completionJul 2018
  4. Study completionAug 2018

Why it stopped: Poor accrual

Resources

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02728167
Sponsor's protocol ID
HIFU-AR
Acronym
HIFU-AR
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
22 Mar 2016
Last updated
15 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Dupre A, Perol D, Blanc E, Peyrat P, Basso V, Chen Y, Vincenot J, Kocot A, Melodelima D, Rivoire M. Efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound-assisted hepatic resection (HIFU-AR) on blood loss reduction in patients with liver metastases requiring hepatectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Feb 6;18(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1801-2.

    PubMed 28166812

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pre-coagulation of the liver parenchyma with HIFU in people with Liver Metastasis, run by Centre Leon Berard at 1 site in France.

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 10 inclusion and 5 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Aug 2018. 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 France. 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 stopped early (reason given: Poor accrual). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Normalized blood loss (ml/cm2) (time frame: During hepatectomy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02728167, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 15 Aug 2018.

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