Bipolar-Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Renal Masses (<=4cm)

Bipolar-Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Renal Masses (<=4cm) - RFA in SRM's

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON35289

Enrollment

Registered

2008-12-16

Start date

2009-05-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

kidney cancer renal cell carcinoma

Interventions

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the renal tumour in an open surgical setting followed by partial or total nephrectomy (treat-and-resect protocol)

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pre-operative inclusion criteria - Patient gives informed consent - Patients with small renal mass [SRM] (

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Pregnancy - SRM > 4cm - SRM in hilar area - Clotting disorder or anticoagulant use that cannot be interrupted - Benign histology at intraoperative biopsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Find an energy dose that allows a complete destruction of the tumour. Tumor destruction will be studied by histopathology-immunohistochemistry. These data will be correlated to the energy used.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
none	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)