Thermodynamic Model of Hyperthermia in Humans Undergoing HIPEC

NCT ID: NCT05426928

Last Updated: 2025-10-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-22

Study Completion Date

2027-03-31

Brief Summary

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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a well-established alternative for patients with peritoneal surface malignancies. Although HIPEC has a predetermined protocol to manage body temperature, the resultant bladder and core-body temperatures are highly variable and unstable in clinical practice. Such results highlight an incomplete understanding of the thermodynamic processes during HIPEC in humans.

Previous clinical and animal investigations have studied abdominal hyperthermia, but a full human model incorporating patient variables, heat delivery, and the impact of the circulatory system and anesthesia in HIPEC has not been established.

This project seeks to develop and validate a computational thermodynamic model using prospective real-world data from humans undergoing HIPEC surgery. It is hypothesized that by incorporating patient, anesthetic, and perfusion-related variables in a thermodynamic model, the temperatures inside and outside the abdomen during HIPEC can be predicted.

Detailed Description

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Peritoneal surface malignancies are a group of cancers arising from rare primary or common secondary tumors. Regardless of the etiology, the prognosis is poor and only a few therapies have shown promising results. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a well-established alternative for patients with these malignancies. Still, as many as 46% of patients recur early after treatment.

Although HIPEC has a predetermined protocol to manage body temperature, the resultant bladder and core-body temperatures are highly variable. Age, gender, body mass index, and type and duration of chemotherapy are key factors influencing the incidence and severity of bladder hyperthermia. While clinical and animal investigations have studied abdominal hyperthermia, a full human model incorporating patient variables, heat delivery, and the impact of the circulatory system and anesthesia in HIPEC has not been established.

To bridge this gap in knowledge, this project seeks to develop and validate a computational thermodynamic model using prospective real-world data from humans undergoing HIPEC surgery. It is hypothesized that by incorporating patient, anesthetic, and perfusion-related variables in a thermodynamic model, the temperatures inside and outside the abdomen during HIPEC can be predicted. By predicting temperature changes during HIPEC, clinicians can improve the safety and efficacy of therapeutic hyperthermia.

The hypothesis will be evaluated through two specific aims:

Specific aim 1: To develop a computational, thermodynamic model of intraabdominal hyperthermia for humans undergoing HIPEC. The rationale is that existing thermodynamic models are designed for non-anesthetized or hypothermic humans, implying the need of a new model with the conditions of a HIPEC treatment.

Specific aim 2: To validate our novel computational thermodynamic model using prospective real-world data from humans undergoing HIPEC surgery. Our rationale is that by using real-world data, the initial (SA1) computational model can be optimized and ultimately used to formulate individualized hyperthermia treatments.

Conditions

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HIPEC

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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HIPEC

Adults undergoing cytoreductive surgery and who are deemed eligible for HIPEC after surgical exploration in the operating theatre.

The patients will receive HIPEC according to routine practice, as defined by the surgical oncologist.

Additional temperature monitoring/recording

Intervention Type OTHER

All patients in this study will receive the same standard of care treatment for their HIPEC procedure. The only difference will be the use of additional temperature probes to collect more robust data regarding intraabdominal temperature, and the prospective collection of actual boundary conditions of the system.

Interventions

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Additional temperature monitoring/recording

All patients in this study will receive the same standard of care treatment for their HIPEC procedure. The only difference will be the use of additional temperature probes to collect more robust data regarding intraabdominal temperature, and the prospective collection of actual boundary conditions of the system.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults (at least 18 years or older)
* Scheduled to undergo HIPEC surgery for abdominal cancer at HFH-Main

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant females
* Minors
* Disease not amenable for treatment with HIPEC after surgical examination.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Henry Ford Health System

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carlos E. Guerra

Principal Investigator, Senior Staff Anesthesiologist, Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Carlos Guerra, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Staff Anesthesiologist

Locations

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Katherine Nowak

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Katherine Nowak, PhD

Role: CONTACT

313-771-7128

Facility Contacts

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Katherine Nowak, PhD

Role: primary

313-771-7128

Carlos Guerra, MD

Role: backup

References

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Loke DR, Helderman RFCPA, Rodermond HM, Tanis PJ, Streekstra GJ, Franken NAP, Oei AL, Crezee J, Kok HP. Demonstration of treatment planning software for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in a rat model. Int J Hyperthermia. 2021;38(1):38-54. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1852324.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33487083 (View on PubMed)

Ladhari T, Szafnicki K. Modelling of some aspects of a biomedical process: application to the treatment of digestive cancer (HIPEC). 3 Biotech. 2018 Apr;8(4):190. doi: 10.1007/s13205-018-1211-5. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29564201 (View on PubMed)

Stolwijk JA, Nadel ER, Wenger CB, Roberts MF. Development and application of a mathematical model of human thermoregulation. Arch Sci Physiol (Paris). 1973;27(3):303-10. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 4807388 (View on PubMed)

Severens NM, van Marken Lichtenbelt WD, Frijns AJ, Van Steenhoven AA, de Mol BA, Sessler DI. A model to predict patient temperature during cardiac surgery. Phys Med Biol. 2007 Sep 7;52(17):5131-45. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/17/002. Epub 2007 Aug 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17762076 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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15538

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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