Clinical trial · Interventional
A Novel Imaging Protocol in Use to Identify Lymph Nodes and Organs of Interest
A Pilot Study of a Novel Imaging Protocol in Use to Identify Lymph Nodes and Organs of Interest for Surgical Dissection Within Urologic Regions of Interest.
- 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)
This research study is a pilot clinical trial, which hypothesizes that the combination of electromagnetic tracking in conjunction with laparoscope imaging and ultrasound probe imaging will aid in reducing the complexity of both laparoscopic lymphadenectomy and/or organ removal in patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer in urologic regions of interest (Bladder, Prostate, Testicular, Kidney, Urethral, and Penis), by resulting in better visualization and more accurate localization of certain areas in the diseased organ or the diseased lymph node, and allowing for improved surgical and patient outcomes, fewer complications and better clinician performance.
Conditions
Conditions (8)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder Cancer | Malignant Bladder Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Kidney Cancer | Malignant Kidney Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Penile Cancer | Malignant Penile Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Testicular Cancer | Malignant Testicular Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Urethral Cancer | Malignant Urethral Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Urologic Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Urologic Neoplasms | Urinary Tract Neoplasm | ALIAS |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Guided Laparoscopy | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Ultrasound | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Electromagnetic Guided Laparoscopy + Ultrasound
- description
- This trial will investigate the use of the novel imaging protocol patients who have a confirmed cancer diagnosis in any of the following urologic regions or organs: Bladder, Prostate, Testicle, Ureter, Kidney, Urethra, Penis, and Scrotum. \- This research study involves the use of a standard of care laparoscope and ultrasound probe. The laparoscope and ultrasound probe will have an electromagnetic sensor attached which will assist in the tracking of lymph nodes of interest or organs of interest. It is expected that the entire time to record the data will be less than 10 minutes. standard of care laparoscope and ultrasound probe
- interventionNames
- Device: Electromagnetic Guided Laparoscopy
- Device: Ultrasound
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Laparoscope Images
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- Laparoscope images are images recorded by the laparoscope surgical device.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed written informed consent before any trial-related procedure is undertaken that is not part of the standard patient management * Subjects aged ≥ 18 years. Selected patients must have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of disease in urologic regions of interest, with scheduled confirmatory surgical biopsy. * Subjects must have had either of the following scans: CT, PET or MR of acceptable quality at Brigham and Women's Hospital within the past year. * Subjects must also be scheduled to undergo lymph node dissection for a urologic cancer or organ removal of any of the following urologic regions of interest: Bladder, Prostate, Testicle, Ureter, Kidney, Urethra, Penis, and Scrotum * Subjects must also be scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic lymph node dissection and/or a urologic organ removal within any OR at BWH. Exclusion Criteria: * Severely impaired renal function with an EGFR \< 30 mL/min/body surface area * Evidence of any significant, uncontrolled comorbid condition that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of the results, which is to be judged at the discretion of the PI * History of hypersensitivity or other contraindication to contrast media * Contraindication to general anesthesia * Pregnancy
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