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SarcomaNCT00265902

Infrared Thermography in Finding Skin Lesions in Patients With Kaposi's Sarcoma

A study testing diagnostic imaging in people with Sarcoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as infrared thermography, may help find Kaposi's sarcoma and learn the extent of disease. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well infrared thermography finds skin lesions in patients with Kaposi's sarcoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Sarcoma
What is being tested?
diagnostic imaging
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
3 Oct 2005to 21 Mar 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Histologically confirmed cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)
  • At least one skin lesion accessible for imaging
  • HIV positivity with proven cutaneous KS and concurrent visceral or mucous membrane involvement allowed
  • Healthy volunteer (regardless of HIV status) (control)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • Pregnancy allowed

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Prior topical, intralesional, or systemic treatment allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231-2410

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About this study

Official title: Ultra-Sensitive, Infra-Red Thermographic Analysis of Kaposi's Sarcoma Skin Lesions

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as infrared thermography, may help find Kaposi's sarcoma and learn the extent of disease.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well infrared thermography finds skin lesions in patients with Kaposi's sarcoma.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • Compare ultra-sensitive infrared thermographic images with visible light digital photographic images and clinical dermatologic examination as methods of measuring cutaneous lesions in patients with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).

Secondary

  • Compare differences in modulation of temperature detected in KS skin lesions with non-involved skin of the same patient and with normal skin of healthy volunteers by sequential imaging using the infrared thermographic camera.

OUTLINE: This is a controlled, pilot study.

Patients undergo clinical assessment followed by simultaneous digital photographic camera imaging and high-resolution infrared thermographic camera imaging of designated normal skin areas and selected marker lesions. Before imaging, a metal bar chilled to 0º C, 10º C, and 25º C is applied to the lesions and designated normal skin areas for up to 90 seconds.

Healthy volunteers (controls) undergo the same procedure as for the patient except only designated normal skin areas are used.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients and 10 healthy volunteers (controls) will be accrued for this study.

Conditions
Sarcoma
Being tested
diagnostic imaging
Keywords
Kaposi sarcoma
Medical subject headings
Sarcoma, Sarcoma, Kaposi

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • diagnostic imagingProcedure or surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Dec 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study start3 Oct 2005
  3. Primary completion21 Mar 2006
  4. Study completion21 Mar 2006

Why it stopped: low accrual

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00265902
Sponsor's protocol ID
J0429
Other IDs
CDR0000452799, JHOC-0429, 04-08-06-02
Status last verified
Jun 2006
First submitted
14 Dec 2005
Last updated
20 Mar 2019
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing diagnostic imaging in people with Sarcoma, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: low accrual). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Mar 2019.

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