Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) in Patients Who Are Potential Candidates for Surgical Resection

February 8, 2011 updated by: Deep Breeze

The primary purpose of the study is to investigate the use of VRI to guide the selection of patients for lung surgery. Perfusion scintigraphy is the current method to assess the fractional contribution of lung function of the remaining lung.

The hypothesis is that VRI can determine quantitative postoperative lung function equally accurately as a quantitative perfusion scan.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Primarily, VRI will be compared to perfusion (Q) scan by predicted post-operative (ppo) FEV1 and DLCO as predicted by VRI versus as predicted by Q scan. Secondary, the ppo as predicted by each test will be compared with the actual FEV1 and DLCO at 3 months post-operative; If these two methods provide similar results, VRI will be deemed an acceptable alternative to Q scan for determining patient selection for lung resection. Finally, the patient outcomes (30 day mortality and pulmonary complications) for those patients falling within guideline parameters using the VRI measurement will be analyzed to see if using VRI in clinical practice would indeed allow prediction of satisfactory results (similar to literature benchmarks).

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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200

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520-8062
        • Yale University School Of Medicine
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Emory University
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center, Boston University
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Study participants will be patients who are candidates for lung resection (lobectomy or greater)

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Able and willing to read, understand, and provide written Informed Consent;
  2. Age range of 18-90 years;
  3. Potential candidate for at least lobectomy due to lung cancer or other intrathoracic malignancy (either suspected or proven by biopsy). Both open and minimally invasive (thoracoscopic) resections are acceptable.
  4. BMI > 19.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Body habitus or skin condition that might prevent the placement of the sound sensors on the back (e.g. severe scoliosis, kyphosis, chest wall deformation, skin lesion on the back or compression fracture);
  2. There should be no active pulmonary infection (e.g. pneumonia) at the time of the recordings;
  3. Hirsutism unless patient is willing to have back shaved;
  4. Potentially contagious skin lesion on the back;
  5. Giant bulla (more than 1/3 of the hemithorax or >10cm)
  6. Pregnant women

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

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Lung resection candidates
Study participants will be patients who are candidates for lung resection (lobectomy or greater)
Procedure: Lung resection surgery
The study is designed in a way that will not alter the surgeon's decision based on routine assessment of candidates for resection (lobectomy or greater). Namely, the VRI data will be gathered prospectively; however, the analyses using VRI data will be performed retrospectively.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Comparison of ppo FEV1 and ppo DLCO as predicted by VRI with the values as predicted by Q scan
Time Frame: Prior to surgery
Prior to surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Comparison of ppo as predicted by each test with the actual FEV1 and DLCO at 3 months post-operative
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
3 months after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Deep Breeze

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Frank C Detterbeck, MD, Yale University Medical School

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General Publications

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

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October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

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December 1, 2011

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First Submitted

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August 26, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 26, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

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August 27, 2009

Study Record Updates

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Last Update Posted

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February 9, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 8, 2011

Last Verified

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February 1, 2011

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DB041

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