Impact of C-arm CT in Decreased Renal Function Undergoing TACE for Tx of Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma

June 30, 2016 updated by: Stanford University

Impact of C-arm CT in Patients With Decreased Renal Function Undergoing Transhepatic Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) for the Treatment of Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma

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Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

13

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
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University School of Medicine

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

All patients we are seeking will already have been scheduled to undergo liver Transhepatic arterial chemoembolizationWorld Health Organization treatment using C-arm CT as the imaging guidance (with limited Digital Subtraction angiography as needed).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must be affected by HCC
  2. Patients must have diminished renal function (GFR<60 ml/min/1.73m^2)
  3. Patients must be 18 years old or older
  4. Patients must have received an abdominal CT, PET/CT scan or MRI, completed prior to the TACE procedure.
  5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects under the age of 18
  2. Patients currently on dialysis
  3. Pregnant women

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of patients that develop renal failure (defined as a decline of renal function, as measured by glomerular filtration rate, of 25% or more from pre-procedural)
Time Frame: 3 weeks
3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nishita N. Kothary, Stanford University

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

May 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 6, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 29, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

March 30, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 1, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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