MR-HIFU for Bone Metastases

August 18, 2017 updated by: NdeSouza, Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

Magnetic Resonance-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Palliation of Painful Skeletal Metastases - a Multicenter Study

The aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of the Philips Sonalleve MR-HIFU device for the palliation of pain in patients with bone metastases.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MR-HIFU) uses ultrasound to palliate pain caused by bone metastases. The main palliative mechanism of the method is due to local bone denervation, caused by the heat denaturation of the periosteum layer in the treated area. The importance of this therapy is that it offers a non-invasive, focal therapy, avoiding side-effects to surrounding normal tissue that occur with radiation therapy or the need for needle insertion as with radio-frequency(RF)ablation.

The study hypothesis is that MR-HIFU will be effective in treating the pain associated with bone metastases

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • Surrey
      • Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, SM2 5PT
        • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • radiologic evidence of bone metastases from any solid tumour
  • diagnosis of dominant painful bone metastasis
  • target lesion less than 8cm

Exclusion Criteria:

  • primary bone tumours rather than metastases
  • Inability to tolerate stationary position during treatment
  • pregnancy
  • MRI incompatible metal implants

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MR-HIFU of painful bone metastases

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain response
Time Frame: 30 days post-treatment
30 days post-treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 14, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

November 14, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 22, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

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