Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01379612
Ultrasound Elastography in Patients With Rectal Cancer
Ultrasound Elastography of Rectal Cancer Patients Treated With Preoperative Chemoradiation
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 31 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Vejle Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to recruit 50 rectal cancer patients planned to receive standard radiochemotherapy. A baseline ultrasonic elastography is performed prior to radiochemotherapy and followed by re-scans two and six weeks after initiation of treatment. The objective quantitative elastography findings are compared with the TRG score. The purpose is to elucidate ultrasonic elastography's ability to predict treatment response at an early stage by comparing quantitative ultrasound parameters before, during and after treatment with MR scan results and histopathological Tumor Regression Grade (TRG score) after operation.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Ultrasonic Elastography | Non-invasive |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-06-01
- Completion
- 2012-12-01
- First posted
- 2011-06-23
- Last updated
- 2013-06-17
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01379612. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.