Measuring Temperatures of Tissues During Endoscopy
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Undifferentiated
- Interventions
- Other: no intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT00868504
- Lead Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Previous studies have indicated that tumors are warmer than the surrounding tissues. We want to ascertain that this is true for tumors in the GI tract. If so, a thermal camera in an endoscope may aid the diagnosis of tumors. The experiment entails inserting a cannula sheathed thermocouple into the work canal of an endoscope or a colonoscope. The examining physician will bring the distal end to touch the tumors he finds and their adjacent tissues, noting their respective temperatures. This experiment must be conducted before embarking on the complicated and costly project of producing a tiny thermal camera which will be able to navigate the GI tract.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
- consenting adults
Exclusion Criteria
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description examined by endoscopy no intervention Patients, examined by endoscopy, being screened for GI tract tumors
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference of temperature between tumors and adjacent tissues immediate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sheba Medical Center
🇮🇱Tel Hashomer, Israel