High Resolution Ultrasound in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

University Health Network, Toronto

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03820661

18-5982

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pancreatic cancer patients at UHN who have had a CT at UHN and have surgery planned will undergo a high resolution ultrasound pre-operatively and intra-operatively. This study is being done to see if using high resolution ultrasound before and during surgery will help the doctors accurately diagnose pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and identify if the disease has spread to other areas of the body.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males and females > 18 y
2. PDAC diagnosed by typical imaging findings or pathology
3. Scheduled for surgical resection
4. Contrast enhanced CT scan performed locally at UHN

Exclusion criteria

1. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

High Resolution Ultasound

Other group

Description:

Diagnostic high resolution ultrasound pre-operatively and intraoperatively

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound