Optical detection of peripheral nerve bundles during surgery.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28049
- Lead Sponsor
- Philips Research EindhovenHTC345656 AE Eindhoven
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients planned for elective inguinal, axillary or cervical lymph node dissection or parotidectomy , patients with rectal cancer undergoing rectal surgery and patients undergoing resection of a soft tissue tumour;
2. Patients that have provided a signed informed consent;
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with suspected sensitivity to light; e.g. patients who have had photodynamic therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The ability of optical spectroscopy to differentiate between nerve tissue and surrounding tissue.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Possible improvements of the measurement hardware and evaluation of the handling during surgery.