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Proposal for Intraoperative Administration of Intravenous Indocyanine Green to Evaluate Position of the Optic Canal, Position of the Internal Carotid Arteries, Tumor Vascularization, and Vessel Encasement in Endoscopic Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery

Proposal for Intraoperative Administration of Intravenous Indocyanine Green to Evaluate Position of the Optic Canal, Position of the Internal Carotid Arteries, Tumor Vascularization, and Vessel Encasement in Endoscopic Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03072186
Acronym
ICG2
Enrollment
23
Registered
2017-03-07
Start date
2017-11-06
Completion date
2019-01-24
Last updated
2021-04-26

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

Conditions

Bone Diseases, Bone Neoplasm, Musculoskeletal Disease, Neoplasms, Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Neoplasms

Brief summary

This study is being done to demonstrate the feasibility of using a nasal endoscope to perform intraoperative angiography of surgical field, with the goals to evaluate anatomical landmarks and tumor characteristics during skull base surgery and publish a technical note.

Interventions

DEVICEnear-infrared light nasal endoscope used with ICG

Using the near-infrared light nasal endoscope with ICG will identify anatomical landmarks and and tumor characteristics to provide a clear demonstration of the blood supply.

Sponsors

Ohio State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years and above * Patients undergoing an an EEA for cranial base pathology that will require any of the following will be eligible for the study: optic canal decompression, intradural tumor dissection, dissection of tumor around the internal carotid artery.

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 18 years of age * History of sulfa, iodide, or penicillin allergy * Previous anaphylactic reaction to ICG * Women currently pregnant or nursing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ICG Fluorescence RatioBefore intradural dissection and during tumor dissection.We aim to show that ICG fluorescence of the tumor intraoperatively is directly proportional to the contrast enhancement of the tumor from preoperative MRI. Enhancement is shown in ratio form on a scale of 0.01-1.00 showing enhancement ratios of 1. gland to internal carotid artery compared to blood fluorescence and 2. tumor tissue to blood fluorescence. Video recordings of intra-operative ICG fluorescence was compared to pre-operative imaging enhancements and compared in ratio format with a possible score of 0.01-1.00 The higher the ratio, the more closely the intra-operative fluorescence was related to the pre-operative imaging enhancements. 1.00 is considered to have the same enhancing brightness on pre-operative imaging as intra-operative video surveillance.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Near-infrared Light Nasal Endoscope Used With ICG
ICG will be administered to identify the blood supply at two distinct stages of endonasal cranial base surgery and tumor dissection: before intradural dissection and during tumor dissection. near-infrared light nasal endoscope used with ICG: Using the near-infrared light nasal endoscope with ICG will identify anatomical landmarks and and tumor characteristics to provide a clear demonstration of the blood supply.
23
Total23

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicNear-infrared Light Nasal Endoscope Used With ICG
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
6 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
17 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 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
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
20 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
23 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

ICG Fluorescence Ratio

We aim to show that ICG fluorescence of the tumor intraoperatively is directly proportional to the contrast enhancement of the tumor from preoperative MRI. Enhancement is shown in ratio form on a scale of 0.01-1.00 showing enhancement ratios of 1. gland to internal carotid artery compared to blood fluorescence and 2. tumor tissue to blood fluorescence. Video recordings of intra-operative ICG fluorescence was compared to pre-operative imaging enhancements and compared in ratio format with a possible score of 0.01-1.00 The higher the ratio, the more closely the intra-operative fluorescence was related to the pre-operative imaging enhancements. 1.00 is considered to have the same enhancing brightness on pre-operative imaging as intra-operative video surveillance.

Time frame: Before intradural dissection and during tumor dissection.

Population: Patients undergoing tumor resection via endoscopic endonasal approach. Tumor pathologies included: pituitary adenoma (10), chordoma (4), tuberculum sellae meningioma (3), chondrosarcoma (1) estesioneuroblastoma (1) and Rathke's cleft cyst (1)

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Near-infrared Light Nasal Endoscope Used With ICGICG Fluorescence Ratiogland to internal carotid artery ratio0.92 RatioStandard Deviation 0.001
Near-infrared Light Nasal Endoscope Used With ICGICG Fluorescence Ratiotumor to internal carotid artery ratio0.82 RatioStandard Deviation 0.006

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