Treatment of Breast Fibroadenoma With FastScan HIFU

NCT ID: NCT02488655

Last Updated: 2021-10-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the efficacy of the HIFU for the treatment of breast fibroadenoma with the FastScan version using assessment of patient experience and adverse event reporting.

Detailed Description

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Echopulse is specially designed, manufactured and CE marked for treating breast fibroadenoma. HIFU is a completely alternative to surgery which utilizes high-energy ultrasound to deliver a large amount of sound energy to a focal point to rapidly induce tissue heating to 85-90°C.This initiates tissue coagulation followed by tissue necrosis ablating the targeted area.

In a previous european feasibility study performed at 4 sites (France and Bulgaria), 51 fibroadenomas in 42 patients were treated. The HIFU treatment was well tolerated and showed efficacy (mean volume reduction of 72.5% +/-16.7 at 12 months follow-up.

Conditions

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Breast Fibroadenoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Echopulse

Echopulse HIFU

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Echopulse

Intervention Type DEVICE

HIFU Under ultrasound guidance

Interventions

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Echopulse

HIFU Under ultrasound guidance

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Echopulse HIFU

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female patients 18 years or older with one diagnosed breast fibroadenoma.
* Diagnosis of fibroadenoma must be based on :

* clinical examination,
* ultrasound image alone for patients under 35 years old. For women older than 35 years, a mammogram will be performed in addition to ultrasound. The BI-RADS (Breast Imaging, Reporting and Data System) score of this mammogram must be less than 3.
* histologic confirmation after core needle biopsy by two independent readers (biopsy must be performed at least two weeks before therapy unless a microbiopsy has been already done less than 3 months before inclusion visit and histopathology slices are available).
* The requirements for the distance from the skin and the following regions of the fibroadenoma are:

* ≤ 23 mm from the posterior border of the fibroadenoma
* ≥ 5 mm from the anterior border of the fibroadenoma
* ≥ 11mm from the focal point of the HIFU treatment. These criteria shall be evaluated immediately prior to treatment once breast is immobilized and potentially compressed
* The rib cage should not be in the prefocal ultrasound path or behind the target fibroadenoma (minimum distance behind the focal point= 10 mm). This criterion shall only be reached in treatment conditions, once breast is immobilized and potentially compressed.
* Patient's fibroadenoma is 1 cm or greater at its largest dimension
* Fibroadenoma is palpable
* Patient has signed a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient who is pregnant or lactating.
* Patient with a BI-RADS score \> 2 at the mammogram, or presence of microcalcifications within the lesion.
* Patient with history of breast cancer or history
* Patient with history of laser or radiation therapy to the target breast
* Patient with breast implants in the target breast
* Patient with a breast cyst
* Patient's fibroadenoma not clearly visible on the ultrasound images (in B mode) at the inclusion visit
* Patient participating in other trials using drugs or devices.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Theraclion

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Roussanka Kovatcheva, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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University Hospital of Endocrinology USBALE

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Countries

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Bulgaria

Other Identifiers

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HIFU/BG/FA/FS/2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id