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Safety and Effectiveness of BioTraceIO Lite for Tissue Damage Assessment Following Liver Tissue Ablation Procedures

Pivotal Clinical Study to Establish the Safety and Effectiveness of the Use of BioTraceIO Lite for Assessment of Tissue Damage Following Liver Tissue Ablation Procedures

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04970212
Enrollment
65
Registered
2021-07-21
Start date
2021-09-24
Completion date
2022-10-08
Last updated
2023-04-18

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Conditions

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Metastatic Liver Cancer

Brief summary

Clinical study planned to demonstrate that the BioTraceIO Lite, available post-procedure, is effective at estimating the area of tissue damage as measured on 24-hour post-procedure (T=24hrs) CECT scan and that it is safe, based on an assessment of device-related Adverse Events. Multi-center (up to 6 investigational sites) prospective single-arm clinical investigation 50 evaluable subjects total stratified by cancer type (primary hepatocellular carcinoma vs. secondary liver metastases).

Detailed description

Clinical study planned to demonstrate that the BioTraceIO Lite, available post-procedure, is effective at estimating the area of tissue damage as measured on 24-hour post-procedure (T=24hrs) contrast-enhanced CT scan and that it is safe, based on an assessment of device-related Adverse Events. BioTraceIO Lite is intended to provide physicians with adjunctive information in their clinical assessment of tissue damage created by liver tissue ablation, as part of their overall post-procedure clinical assessment. Multi-center (up to 6 investigational sites) prospective single-arm clinical investigation 50 evaluable subjects total stratified by cancer type (primary hepatocellular carcinoma vs. secondary liver metastases).

Interventions

DEVICEBioTraceIO Lite

The BioTraceIO software will analyze the ultrasound images, and provide the physician with an estimated tissue damage map.

Sponsors

Techsomed Medical Technologies LTD
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Scheduled and indicated for standard-of-care liver tissue ablation for either hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or metastatic liver tumor(s) using either RF or MW energy. 2. At least 21 years of age 3. Single tumor, or multiple tumors only if the distance between the ablated tumor and all other tumors allows for distinct separation between the necrotic zones (minimum of 1cm), based on the physician's discretion. 4. Distance between the tumor and the edge of any previous necrotic zones allows for distinct separation between the necrotic zones (minimum of 1cm), based on the physician's discretion. 5. Single ablation, using a single ablation needle, per tumor. 6. Able and willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Liver tumor that cannot be ablated with a single ablation needle, according to the investigator's clinical opinion. 2. Subject cannot tolerate/undergo contrast-enhanced CT. 3. Planned ablation includes adjunctive means other than RF or MW energy (e.g., ethanol, hepatic artery embolization, etc.) or overlapping ablations using a single ablation needle. 4. Ablation area cannot be visualized continuously using ultrasound throughout the entire ablation procedure. 5. Pregnant or lactating 6. Currently participating in another clinical trial of an unapproved investigational device or drug that has not concluded the follow-up period. 7. Unable or unwilling to give informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety - Adverse Events1 yearIncidence and severity of device-related adverse events (including serious adverse events (SAE)) occurring between the beginning of the liver tissue ablation procedure and the completion of the T=24hrs contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan. There is no comparator for this endpoint.
Effectiveness - DICE1 yearPaired comparison of the DICE similarity coefficient, assessed between BioTraceIO Lite, as measured at end of ablation procedure (T=0) and the tissue damage area based on 24-hours post-procedure CECT (T=24), and the DICE similarity coefficient, assessed between the tissue damage area based on immediately post-procedure CECT (T=0) and the tissue damage area based on 24-hours post-procedure CECT (T=24).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sensitivity1 yearSensitivity of the BioTraceIO Lite at T=0 compared to CECT at T=24hrs.
Precision1 yearPrecision of the BioTraceIO Lite at T=0 compared to CECT at T=24hrs.
Questionnaire - Effect of BioTraceIO1 yearThe proportion of subjects in whom the treating physician indicates that, if the BioTraceIO Lite results had been available for use in patient management, it would have impacted their follow-up plan for patient management, compared to the CECT alone.
Difference between T=0 and T=24hrs CECT tissue damage1 yearDifference in percentage between tissue damage volume as visualized at T=0 contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) versus tissue damage volume as visualized at T=24hrs CECT.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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