B-mode Ultrasound Imaging in Detecting Early Liver Cancer

August 2, 2021 updated by: Aya Kamaya, Stanford University

Quantitative Ultrasound Spectroscopy to Early HCC

This pilot trial studies how well B-mode ultrasound imaging works in detecting liver cancer that is early in its growth and may not have spread to other parts of the body. Diagnostic procedures, such as B-mode ultrasound imaging, may help find and diagnose liver cancer and find out how far the disease has spread.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To investigate the use of quantitative ultrasound spectroscopy to detect early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as an inexpensive and widely available quantitative (i.e. robust) method to confirm disease in developing countries.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo B-mode ultrasound imaging of the liver over 15 minutes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

45

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

  • United States
    • California
      • Palo Alto, 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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

For Healthy Volunteers

  1. Patients over 18 years of age.
  2. Must have no known medical problems and have had a full medical exam within 6 months of the study. If healthy volunteers have not had a full medical exam within 6 months of the study, one of the ultrasound physicians will conduct the medical exam prior to any study procedures.

For HCC patients

  1. Patients over 18 years of age.
  2. Patient with confirmed diagnosis of HCC, and untreated or Patients with Suspected HCC (Suspected HCC nodules should preferably be smaller than 3 cm and preferably within 6 cm in depth of the transducer head to minimize attenuation) and untreated or Patients at a higher risk of HCC undergoing a screening program by Ultrasound.

Exclusion Criteria:

For Healthy volunteers

1. Patients who are not likely to comply with the protocol requirements.

For HCC patients

  1. Patients should not be taking other Investigational Agents.
  2. Concomitant medications for treatment of the target lesion.

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Diagnostic (B-mode ultrasound imaging)
Patients undergo B-mode ultrasound imaging of the liver over 15 minutes.
Other: Ultrasound Tomography
Undergo B-mode ultrasound imaging

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mid-band fit
Time Frame: Up to 16 months
The Mid-band fit is related to the intensity of the returned ultrasound signal at different frequencies has been shown to change with tissue morphology.
Up to 16 months
Spectral intercept
Time Frame: Up to 16 months
Spectral intercept (SI) is mostly related to the number scatterers and their density in the tissue. Changes in the SI have been demonstrated to occur due to different pathologies and result from treatments that change the structure of the tissue being imaged.
Up to 16 months
Spectral slope
Time Frame: Up to 16 months
Summarized as the maximum and/or average value over the lesion of interest (using a region of interest selection) and the liver image as a whole.
Up to 16 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Stanford University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aya Kamaya, 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 (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 19, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 19, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 2, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 3, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB-36299
  • NCI-2016-00663 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • GIIMG0007 (Other Identifier: OnCore)

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