Combined PET/CT Imaging for the Early Detection of Ocular Melanoma Metastasis Compared to CT Scanning Alone

July 5, 2016 updated by: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Patients diagnosed with ocular melanoma consent to participate in the study. Combined PET/CT scans of the whole body are performed at baseline, three months later, and six months after that for a total of three combined scans in the first year. Subsequently, these combined scans will be performed at 6-monthly intervals for a total of two combined scans per year.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

174

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

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-7000
        • Jules Stein Eye Institute

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

choroidal melanoma patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with a diagnosis of ocular melanoma (a pigmented malignant tumor) involving the choroid and/or ciliary body (the blood vessel layer in the back of the eye and/or the part of the eye behind the iris).
  2. Patients 18 years of age or older.
  3. Patients able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
  2. Patients who are unable to cooperate with or cannot undergo PET/CT scanning.
  3. Patients who will be moving out of the area of UCLA during the ten years of this study.

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tara A McCannel, MD, PhD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 12, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

July 13, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 7, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 5, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

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