Clinical trial · Interventional
MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Pain From Bone Tumors w/ the ExAblate 2000 Strappable System
MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of Pain Resulting From Metastatic Bone Tumors With the ExAblate 2000 Strappable System
NCT03547557CI-TRIAL-00033179BM005completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
A Feasibility Study To Evaluate the Safety and initial Effectiveness of MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery in the Treatment of pain resulting from Metastatic Bone Tumors with the ExAblate 2000 strappable system.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Metastases | Bone Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exablate 2000 strappable system | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ExAblate MRgFUS
- interventionNames
- Device: Exablate 2000 strappable system
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events
- timeFrame
- Within 3 months of treatment
- description
- adverse event incidence and severity
- measure
- Change in pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) from pre-treatment to post treatment
- timeFrame
- 3 months post treatment
- description
- NRS scale 0-10
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and women age 18 and older 2. Patients who are able and willing to give written consent and are able to attend all study visits 3. Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant disease with a bone lesion that appears to be metastatic disease by clinical and or imaging techniques 4. Patients with persistent pain from at least one site of bone metastases and are able to distinguish the pain from other painful sites oPatient with localized VAS pain score ≥ 4, at the target tumor oIn case of patients with more than one painful site, VAS pain score at the target site should exceed VAS pain score at any other site by at least two units. 5. Targeted tumor(s) are ExAblate device accessible and are located in ribs, extremities (excluding joints), pelvis, shoulders and in the posterior aspects of the following spinal vertebra: Lumbar vertebra (L3 - L5), Sacral vertebra (S1 - S5) 6. Targeted tumor(s) size is smaller than 8 cm in diameter on bone surface 7. Patient whose lesion is on bone and is ≥ 10-mm from the skin. 8. Tumor(s) clearly visible by non-contrast MRI 9. Able to communicate sensations during the MRgFUS ExAblate treatment 10. KPS ≥60 (See "Definitions" below) 11. At least 2 weeks since chemotherapy 12. At least 1 month since radiation therapy Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diffuse skeletal tumoral spread as evaluated by imaging. 2. Patients who need pre-treatment surgical stabilization of the affected bony structure. 3. Targeted tumor is in impending fracture 4. Patients with unstable cardiac status including: * Unstable angina pectoris on medication oPatients with documented myocardial infarction within six months of protocol entry oCongestive heart failure requiring medication (other than diuretic) oPatients on anti-arrhythmic drugs 5. Severe hypertension (diastolic BP \> 100 on medication) 6. Patients with standard contraindications for MR imaging such as non-MRI compatible implanted metallic devices including cardiac pacemakers, size limitations; weight \>110 kg, etc. 7. Known intolerance or allergies to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist) 8. Extensive scarring in an area in the path of energy planned passage to the treatment area 9. Severe cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months) 10. Patients on anti-coagulation therapy or those with an underlying bleeding disorder 11. Severely abnormal coagulation (INR\>1.5)the upper limit 12. Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary position during treatment (approximately 2 hrs.) 13. Patients with life expectancy \< 6-Months 14. Patients with surgical stabilization of tumor site with metallic hardware 15. Lesion is less then 5mm from a nerve. 16. Pregnant or lactating women 17. Patients that are currently participating or have participated in another clinical trial in the last 30 days
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