Multispectral Imaging to Characterize Patterns of Vascular Supply Within Lymphoepithelial Mucosa in Oropharyngeal Cancer

Multispectral Imaging to Characterize Patterns of Vascular Supply Within the Lymphoepithelial Mucosa of Patients With Known or Suspected Oropharyngeal Carcinoma (OPC)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02365844

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-19

Start date

2015-02-28

Completion date

2018-08-27

Last updated

2019-03-01

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Conditions

Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Oropharynx Cancer

Keywords

Narrow Band Imaging, oropharyngeal carcinoma

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the blood supply at the base of the tongue and within the tonsil region. We hypothesize that high-resolution Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) will improve the diagnosis of oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC). The goal is to provide the better assessment of tumor and thus providing better preoperative expectations to patients with OPC or tumor extent prior to radiation therapy.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age 18 years or older * Written informed consent * Patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma

Exclusion criteria

* Tumors of the oral cavity or nasopharynx

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
assessment of differential vascularity between normal and clinically apparent tumor with in the specified sites of oropharynx, using standard white-light endoscopy and narrow-band imaging	30 minutes	endoscopy of the oropharynx using white-light and narrow-Band imaging

Countries

United States

Outcome results