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TerminatedNCT00970645Updated Jul 18, 2011

Study Comparing EBUS & EUS to Mediastinoscopy in Staging and Detection of Lung Cancer

An interventional study of Mediastinoscopy/thoracoscopy and EBUS/EUS in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Terminated at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-07-18.

Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
Similar study published results
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective randomized clinical trial with the study cohort comprised of all male and female patients over the age of 21 presenting to the study site for evaluation of lung cancer. The study will enroll 300 subjects, with 150 in each arm. Three sites will be in the study, Mayo Rochester, Mayo Jacksonville and Medical University of South Carolina. Mayo Rochester will enroll approximately 125 subjects. This study does not require subjects to undergo any additional procedures than what they would receive per standard medical care. The consenting subjects will receive EUS and /or EBUS- guided FNA or Mediastinoscopy/Thoracoscopy.

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This is a prospective randomized clinical trial of males and females age 21 or older being evaluated for lung cancer. The study will enroll approximately 300 subjects (150 in each arm) at 3 participating centers (MUSC, Mayo Clinic Rochester and Jacksonville). This sample size will provide sufficient statistical power (i.e. >80%) using a non-inferiority study design with 1-sided hypothesis testing (Farrington and Manning 1990) to determine whether or not the sensitivity of the EUS/EBUS diagnostic technique is inferior (i.e. 10% or more lower) when compared to the sensitivity of malignant mediastinal adenopathy of about 40%. This study requires subjects to agree to the selection of their standard of care procedure. Subjects will be randomized (stratified computer generated randomization stratified y center and y CT positivity for pathologically enlarged [>1cm short axis] node - 10 strata). Randomization will use variable block sizes (4-8), so that randomization allocation remains concealed as investigators will not be blinded. This study requires subjects to consent to the release of outcome data and follow-up data to be used for study analysis. No additional visit will be required for this study; this study will not require any additional time requirements beyond their scheduled evaluations.

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Conditions studied

  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

  • Non small cell lung cancer
  • mediastinum
  • endobronchial ultrasound fine needle aspiration
  • endoscopic ultrasound
  • mediastinoscopy
  • surgical or minimally invasive evaluation of mediastinum
  • NSCLC
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In context

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

6,641 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; 1,665 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2 is below the median of 62 across 5,327 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung.

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Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic is the lead sponsor of 3,263 studies on the registry; 670 are open to participants now.

Of its 450 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 318 (71%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age 21 years or greater
  • Pt is a surgical candidate for mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy, or lung resection
  • Known or suspected non-small cell carcinoma of the lung eligible for resection
  • CT scan performed within 45 days prior to evaluation for study participation
  • PET scan performed within 45 days prior to evaluation for study participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pathologically proven metastatic disease
  • History of malignancy within 5 years other than (skin) basal cell carcinoma
  • Enlarged ipsilateral mediastinal lymph nodes > 2.5 cm in diameter
  • Peripheral T1 tumors with normal mediastinal lymph nodes on CT and PET
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
2 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    traditional mediastinoscopy/thoracoscopy

    Traditional Mediastinoscopy used to detect or stage lung cancers.

    Procedure: Mediastinoscopy/thoracoscopy

  • Active comparator
    EBUS/EUS

    Minimal invasive technique for staging/detecting lung cancer.

    Procedure: EBUS/EUS

Interventions

  • ProcedureMediastinoscopy/thoracoscopy

    Mediastinoscopy used to detect/stage lung cancer.

    Also known as: Lung biopsy

  • ProcedureEBUS/EUS

    Minimal invasive technique to stage/detect lung cancer.

    Also known as: Endobronchial Ultrasound, Endoscopic Ultrasound

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Develop an integrated staging technique to detect early metastases in lung cancer which should affect patient outcomes more accurately than conventional staging techniques.

    Time frame: Post operative

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Mayo Clinic
    Jacksonville, Florida 32224, United States
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425-6300, United States
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00970645
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
First posted
Sep 2, 2009
Start date
Feb 2010
Primary completion
Mar 2011
Completion
Mar 2011
Last update
Jul 18, 2011

Study contacts

Brenda Hoffman, M.D.
study chair · Medical University of South Carolina
Eric S Edell, M.D.
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Michael Wallace, M.D.
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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