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Clinical Utility of a Low-Cost Hand-Held Breast Scanner

Clinical Utility of a Low-Cost Hand-Held Breast Scanner

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02762565
Enrollment
89
Registered
2016-05-05
Start date
2015-02-28
Completion date
2016-12-31
Last updated
2021-08-16

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

Conditions

Symptomatic Breast Lump

Brief summary

Early detection of breast cancer improves the survival rate and makes treatment less costly. This study would measure the accuracy a low-cost hand-held commercially viable device, iBE, for the detection of clinically relevant findings in the breast using the results of current mammography as a comparison. This research will have no impact on clinical decision making.

Interventions

DEVICEPEFS system (Product Name: Intelligent Breast Exam™ or iBE™

Sponsors

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years of age and older * Women and men with symptomatic breast lump (either by palpation or imaging) OR * Asymptomatic women presenting to the imaging center for a screening mammogram. * Signed Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

* Patients under 18 years of age * Patients who previously participated in this study and are returning to the Women's Imaging Center for follow-up diagnostic tests

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Quadrants With Detected Breast Lesions3 monthsThe iBE results were evaluated by definitive quadrants. The definitive quadrants break down the superimposed clock into 4 equal sectors (e.g. 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12).
Sensitivity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection1 daythe number of quadrants with positive breast lesion detected by iBE confirmed by mammogram and ultrasound, 4 quadrants per breast per participant. 77 quadrants were labeled positive for breast lesion by iBE, 66 were confirmed positive by mammogram or ultrasound allowing calculation of sensitivity of the the iBE breast lesion detection
Specificity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection1 daythe number of quadrants characterized normal breast by iBE confirmed by mammogram and ultrasound, 4 quadrants per breast per participant

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Breast Scanner
PEFS system (Product Name: Intelligent Breast Exam™ or iBE™
78
Total78

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyMissing iBE data: a result of incomplete data transfer from the iBE11

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBreast Scanner
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
7 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
71 Participants
Age, Continuous42 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
69 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
27 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
44 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
78 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
77 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 78
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 78
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 78

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Quadrants With Detected Breast Lesions

The iBE results were evaluated by definitive quadrants. The definitive quadrants break down the superimposed clock into 4 equal sectors (e.g. 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12).

Time frame: 3 months

Population: the iBE result of each participant was broken into 4 quadrants for each breast. Some quadrants were missing iBE data. 78 participants and 342 quadrants, 77 is the number of quadrants with positive findings of the 78 participants and the 342 quadrants analyzed.

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_UNITS)
Breast ScannerNumber of Quadrants With Detected Breast LesionsNumber of quadrants positive for a lesion77 quadrants
Breast ScannerNumber of Quadrants With Detected Breast LesionsNumber of quadrants negative for a lesion265 quadrants
Primary

Sensitivity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection

the number of quadrants with positive breast lesion detected by iBE confirmed by mammogram and ultrasound, 4 quadrants per breast per participant. 77 quadrants were labeled positive for breast lesion by iBE, 66 were confirmed positive by mammogram or ultrasound allowing calculation of sensitivity of the the iBE breast lesion detection

Time frame: 1 day

Population: quadrants with positive breast lesions

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_UNITS)
Breast ScannerSensitivity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection66 quadrants
Primary

Specificity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection

the number of quadrants characterized normal breast by iBE confirmed by mammogram and ultrasound, 4 quadrants per breast per participant

Time frame: 1 day

Population: breast quadrants negative for breast lesions

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_UNITS)
Breast ScannerSpecificity of iBE Breast Lesion Detection237 quadrants

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