NCT01383408

Distinction Between Lung Cancer and Gynecological Cancers by Canine Scent Detection

Distinction Between Lung Cancer and Gynecological Cancers by Exhalation Analysis and Canine Scent Detection

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 752 (actual)
• Sponsor: Schillerhoehe Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Previous studies have shown that specially trained sniffer dogs are capable to discriminate breath samples of patients with lung cancer and healthy individuals. So far it is not known whether this differentiation is specific for lung cancer or just identifies any form of (solid) tumor. Therefore, the dog's ability to differentiate between lung cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer is tested.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	exhalation analysis of breath sample	study participants exhale 5 times into a test tube; test tube is presented to sniffer dogs for analysis

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2011-06-28
• Last updated: 2013-05-07

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Germany