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Placing Trust in Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Impact on Planning Conformal Radiotherapy of Cancer of the Esophagus and Rectum

Placing Trust in Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Impact on Planning Conformal Radiotherapy of Cancer of the Esophagus and Rectum

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02526134
Acronym
FIDUCOR
Enrollment
29
Registered
2015-08-18
Start date
2014-04-30
Completion date
2017-01-31
Last updated
2017-03-03

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Conditions

Oesophageal Cancer, Rectal Cancer

Keywords

Laying of medical devices (radio opaque markers)

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the rate of patients in whom a significant change in the area to be irradiated will be observed between the assessment before and after laying the evaluation of Trustees.

Detailed description

The centering of radiotherapy is done with the pre-radiation scanner for tracking the implementation of target skin markers. On this scanner, it is often difficult for the radiation therapist to pinpoint the target volume. To improve the definition of the target volume, image fusion techniques with other imaging tests were developed. To improve the pre-radiotherapy identification, setting up markers echo-endoscopy has been described without major complications. The impact on targeting radiotherapy was mainly described for the prostate. The marking of digestive tumors was described by the establishment of Trustees, radiopaque markers in the lymph nodes, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, and bile ducts.

Interventions

DEVICEradio opaque markers (Echo Tip Ultra Fiducial Needle - ETUF)

Sponsors

Cook medical laboratory
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female over the age of 18 * Rectal cancer diagnosis or esophagus * Radiotherapy indication * Signed consent to participate * Patient affiliated to a social security system or benefiting from such a system

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant women, of child-bearing potential, or lactating women * Patient deprived of liberty or under supervision of a guardian * Impossibility to undergo medical examinations of the study for geographical, social or psychological reasons * Contra-indication for procedure study (infeasible EUS) * Contra-indication for general anesthesia * Patient (e) with disorders of hemostasis * Patient (e) with portal hypertension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Patients rate in which a significant variation in the area to be irradiated will be observed between before evaluation and evaluation after laying the trustees.From inclusion to 12 months follow upObserving whether there is a significant variation of the area to be irradiated

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of trustees (2 up 6 maximum) and set up their positions estimated success rate of implementation and the evaluation of the safety and toxicity (complications) associated with the establishment trustees (composite measure)From inclusion to 12 months follow upSafety and security are measured by statistical analysis (numbers and percentage for qualitative variables and by average, median, standard deviations and extreme values for quantitative variables.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026