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A Multi-Center Trial of the ProLung Test™

A Multi-Center Trial of the ProLung Test™ (Transthoracic Bioconductance Measurement) as an Adjunct to CT Chest Scans for the Risk Stratification of Patients With Pulmonary Lesions Suspicious for Lung Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01566682
Enrollment
420
Registered
2012-03-29
Start date
2012-10-31
Completion date
2019-03-31
Last updated
2019-09-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multiple Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Keywords

Lung Lesion, Lung Mass, Lung Nodule, Lung Cancer, Low-Dose CT, CT, Diagnostic, Evaluation, Bioconductance, ProLung

Brief summary

The primary Study hypothesis is that the ProLung Test will demonstrate safety and efficacy in the risk stratification of patients with pulmonary lesions identified by CT that are suspicious for lung cancer. A statistically significant result will indicate that patients with a high ProLung Test result have a greater risk of developing lung cancer than patients with a low test result. There are three Specific Aims of this study: 1. Optimize and confirm the stability of the ProLung Test risk-stratification algorithm in patients with a diagnosis. 2. Externally validate the efficacy of the ProLung Test risk-stratification algorithm by comparing the test result to the conclusive patient diagnosis. 3. Assess the safety and tolerability of the ProLung Test procedures. Study Design This Study consists of two distinct phases, Stabilization and Validation. The Study will collect data from multiple sites (3 to 12), and each site may enroll patients and collect data for the Stabilization and Validation Phases with a minimum of three sites for the Validation Phase.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Huntsman Cancer Institute
CollaboratorOTHER
University of California, Los Angeles
CollaboratorOTHER
Henry Ford Health System
CollaboratorOTHER
University of California, San Diego
CollaboratorOTHER
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
CollaboratorOTHER
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Stanford University
CollaboratorOTHER
Loyola University
CollaboratorOTHER
Providence Health Center
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Wake Forest
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
CollaboratorOTHER
Medical University of South Carolina
CollaboratorOTHER
Fresh Medical Laboratories
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Subjects who meet all of the following criteria may be enrolled in this Study: 1. Subject is male or female, age 18 or older. 2. Subject has undergone CT scan of the lung(s) that indicates one or more nodules or lesions suspicious for lung cancer. 3. Subject's pulmonary nodule or lesion is greater than 4mm. Size is determined by the largest nodule or lesion dimension identified from CT imaging. 4. Subject meets one or more of the following conditions: * indicated for a tissue biopsy * indicated for surgical resection of the lung 5. Subject must be able to receive a ProLung Test * within 60 days of abnormal CT (Inclusion Criterion 2 & 3) * within 60 days prior to the tissue biopsy or surgical resection (Inclusion Criterion 4). 6. Subject is capable of understanding and agreeing to fulfill the requirements of this Protocol. 7. Subject has signed the IRB/IEC approved Informed Consent Form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

The following criteria will disqualify a subject from enrollment into this Study: 1. Subject has an implanted electronic device in the chest. 2. Subject receiving therapy for suspected chest infection such as fungal infection or tuberculosis. 3. Subject with diagnosed malignancy other than lung cancer, non-melanoma skin cancer or any cancer in which the Principal Investigator does not suspect metastatic disease to the lung, who has 2 or more suspicious pulmonary nodules. 4. Subject has received an invasive medical or surgical procedure within the thoracic cavity within 30 days prior to the ProLung Test or within the previous 14 days for a bronchoscopic procedure. 5. Subject presents with an anomalous physical or anatomical condition that precludes ProLung Test measurement. 6. Subject will have undergone unusually strenuous exercise within 24 hours. 7. Subject who has significant systemic diseases such as uncontrolled diabetes, advanced heart failure, or a recent myocardial infarction, or other medical condition such as severe morbid obesity that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator would make him/her unsuitable for the Study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate LesionsThe ProLung Test will be performed within 60 days of a CT Scan that identifies a lung lesion suspicious for lung cancer and evaluated once a patient diagnosis is obtained.Demonstrate safety and efficacy in the risk stratification of patients with pulmonary lesions identified by CT that are suspicious for lung cancer.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Indeterminate Pulmonary Lesions
Patients with Pulmonary Lesions as seen by CT
174
Total174

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicIndeterminate Pulmonary Lesions
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
103 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
71 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Asian
6 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Black
19 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
East Indian
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Hispanic
15 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Indian
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
Unkown
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race
White
131 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
92 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
82 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 420
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 420
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 420

Outcome results

Primary

Clinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate Lesions

Demonstrate safety and efficacy in the risk stratification of patients with pulmonary lesions identified by CT that are suspicious for lung cancer.

Time frame: The ProLung Test will be performed within 60 days of a CT Scan that identifies a lung lesion suspicious for lung cancer and evaluated once a patient diagnosis is obtained.

Population: Validation set of patients with indeterminate lung nodules

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Indeterminate Pulmonary LesionsClinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate LesionsPositive Predictive Value70.37 percentage
Indeterminate Pulmonary LesionsClinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate LesionsNegative Predictive Value46.97 percentage
Indeterminate Pulmonary LesionsClinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate LesionsSensitvity68.47 percentage
Indeterminate Pulmonary LesionsClinical Efficacy in the Risk Stratification of Patients With Indeterminate LesionsSpecificity49.21 percentage

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026