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High Resolution Ultrasound in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Interventions
Device: Ultrasound
Registration Number
NCT03820661
Lead Sponsor
University Health Network, Toronto
Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
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
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High Resolution UltasoundUltrasoundDiagnostic high resolution ultrasound pre-operatively and intraoperatively
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
High-resolution U/S will be used to measure vascular invasion and regional lymph node metastases in PDACwithin 2 weeks of surgery

The U/S results will be compared to pre-operative CT scan to help determine the diagnostic effectiveness of High Resolution US

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Health Network

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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