A Prospective Study to Evaluate Clinical Performance of Thermalytix in Detecting Breast Cancers

October 14, 2024 updated by: Niramai Health Analytix Private Limited

A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Thermalytix (AI-based Thermographic Solution Developed by Niramai) for Breast Cancer Screening as Compared to Standard Screening Modalities for Breast Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical performance of AI-based Thermalytix with the current standard-of-care diagnostic modalities in women.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

While mammography is the most accepted breast cancer screening test, it is less sensitive in women with dense breast tissue, who have a four fold high risk for developing breast cancer. Thermalytix is a novel automated breast cancer screening solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) over thermal images to detect and localise breast cancer lesions in women. In this study the performance of Thermalytix over mammography is evaluated in women with dense and non-dense breast tissue who presented for a health check-up at a hospital. All women underwent Thermalytix and mammography, and participants who were reported as positive on either test were recommended for further investigations. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated across age-groups, menopausal status, and breast densities against the current standard-of-care diagnostic modalities.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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687

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • India
      • New Delhi, India, 110017
        • Max Healthcare Insititute Limited

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women who came in for a breast mammography at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket were invited to take part in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Female subjects equal to and above 18 years
  2. Subjects who are willing to give written informed consent for study participation
  3. Subjects who are ready to comply with the study related visits and procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects who are pregnant
  2. Subjects who are lactating
  3. Subjects who have undergone either lumpectomy or mastectomy
  4. Subjects who have undergone chemotherapy in the last 2 weeks at the time of study enrollment
  5. Any active illness, psychological and/or pathological condition that would interfere with study participation in the opinion of the Investigator

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Women with no personal history of breast cancer
Women who came in for a breast mammography between ages 30 and 80 years were invited to take part in the study. All the women included in the study underwent breast cancer screening first by Thermalytix, the AI-based thermal imaging test, followed by mammography.
Diagnostic test: Thermalytix
Thermalytix is an Artificial intelligence based automated breast screening solution that analyzes thermal distribution on the breast to generate a breast health score automatically. Thermal imaging was performed by a trained technician to capture thermal images of the participant in five views. These thermal images were uploaded to Thermalytix software on the cloud where it was automatically analyzed by AI-based Thermalytix computer-aided detection (CADe) engine. This CADe engine analyzes uploaded thermal images and outputs an interpretation report for each participant with quantitative scores corresponding to computed probability of malignancy based on the structural, vascular, areolar, thermal properties of the observed abnormality. Thermalytix also generates annotated images with markings of abnormal regions and an overall Thermalytix score suggesting likelihood of breast malignancy. The locked AI model Thermalytix algorithm version 3, dated December 2018 was used for the analysis.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value and Negative Predictive Value of Thermalytix
Time Frame: 2 days

To assess the clinical performance of Thermalytix as compared to standard screening modalities.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of Thermalytix
2 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix for Women With Dense Breast Tissue (ACR Category C or D)
Time Frame: 2 days
To assess the influence of patient characteristics (Breast density) on the diagnostic accuracy of Thermalytix.
2 days
Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix in Women With Breast Density ACR Category "A" or "B"
Time Frame: 2 days

To assess the influence of patient characteristics (Breast density) on the diagnostic accuracy of Thermalytix.

Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix in Women with Fatty Breasts - Breast Density ACR category "A" or "B"
2 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Niramai Health Analytix Private Limited

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Max Healthcare Insititute Limited

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Richa Bansal, MD, Max Healthcare Insititute Limited

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
December 15, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
January 6, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
January 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 23, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
December 23, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 29, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
October 17, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 14, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • NIR-THERMA-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The study protocol and clinical study report will be made available to investigators from academic institutions for non-commercial use and whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee. The individual participant data would be shared for meta-analysis.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

9 months after publication of results and ending 20 months following article publication, subject to approval from the Sponsor.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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