NCT01662609

Protocol for High-Risk Assessment, Screening, and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Protocol for High-Risk Assessment, Screening, and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center and Lehigh Valley Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) can detect early stage pre-cancerous or cancerous changes in the pancreas in patients at high-risk for the development of pancreatic cancer. Endoscopic refers to the use of an instrument called an endoscope - a thin, flexible tube with a tiny video camera and light on the end. Ultrasound refers to an imaging technique that uses sound waves to produce pictures. EUS in this research study is a method of combining endoscopy and ultrasound imaging to obtain high quality images of the pancreas.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)	Ultrasound scope will be passed through the participant's mouth into their stomach and their pancreas will be evaluated completely by the ultrasound scope. If an abnormality is found in their pancreas, a biopsy may be performed to obtain a diagnosis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-23
• Primary completion: 2022-08-16
• Completion: 2022-08-16
• First posted: 2012-08-10
• Last updated: 2022-10-07

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States