SUper-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Erythrocytes (SURE) in Normal and Malignant Lymph Nodes
NCT ID: NCT05754814
Last Updated: 2025-05-15
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
100 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2022-06-28
2026-04-30
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is it possible to visualize the network of the smallest vessels in lymph nodes on the neck?
* Is it possible to distinguish between healthy and cancerous lymph nodes using different parameters?
The participants will have 1-2 lymph nodes ultrasound scanned with a standard ultrasound technique and the new technique.
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Detailed Description
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In many diseases, the small blood vessels change their function or structure. One of the major disease groups where SURE has significant potential is cancer. In cancerous nodes, the small blood vessels change: they become twisted, irregular, and function poorly. If changes in the small vessels can be detected at an early stage using SURE, it can lead to quicker diagnoses and better evaluations of the effectiveness of treatment.
In this study, the investigators aim to demonstrate the practical feasibility of SURE imaging in human lymph nodes and investigate the clinical relevance of SURE imaging in the diagnosis of malignant lymph nodes by comparing lymph nodes from healthy participants with lymph nodes from participants with head and neck cancer metastases or lymphoma.
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Controls
Healthy participants
No interventions assigned to this group
Cases
Patients with malignant lymph nodes on the neck
Malignant lymph nodes
Patients with a condition; either lymphoma on the neck or head and neck cancer with lymph node metastases on the neck.
Interventions
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Malignant lymph nodes
Patients with a condition; either lymphoma on the neck or head and neck cancer with lymph node metastases on the neck.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Participants who can lie still for 1 minute
* Capable of giving signed informed consent
* Participants who are overtly healthy as determined by medical history
* Participants who have a superficial lymph node laterally on the neck with a normal appearance on standard B-mode ultrasound available for SURE imaging
* Participants who, besides their untreated head and neck cancer or lymphoma, are overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation and medical history
* Participants with untreated lymphoma or head and neck cancer and lymph node metastasis verified by a biopsy.
* Participants who have superficial lymph nodes laterally on the neck up to 2.5 cm (so the entire lymph node is in the SURE image)
* Participants who will have their lymph nodes surgically removed
Exclusion Criteria
* Dementia
* Physique making ultrasound scanning difficult
* Ongoing or recent (within the last 4 weeks) infectious disease (bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoal) which may give rise to reactive lymph nodes
* Diseases that cause lymphadenopathy: Some chronic infectious diseases (HIV, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B), Systemic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, other rare systemic diseases\*), Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison´s disease), Leukemia, Lymphoma or other cancers (besides the type of cancer the participant is being examined for at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery \& Audiology, Rigshospitalet)
* Drugs that cause lymphadenopathy: Antibiotics (Cephalosporins, Penicillin, Sulfonamides), Antiepileptics (Carbamazepine, Ethosuximide, Lamotrigine, Phenytoin, Primidone), Antihypertensives (Atenolol, Captopril, Hydralazine), Other (Allopurinol, Imatinib)
* Castleman's disease, Kikuchi's disease, Kawasaki disease, Inflammatory pseudotumor, Amyloidosis, Kimura disease, Rosai-Dorfman disease, IgG4-related disease, Still's disease, dermatomyositis, Churg-Strauss, histiocytosis, chronic granulomatous diseases, Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome, lipid storage diseases.
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Technical University of Denmark
OTHER
University of Copenhagen
OTHER
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nathalie Sarup Panduro
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Nathalie Sarup Panduro, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rigshospitalet
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby, Capital Region, Denmark
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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SURE-LN-2022
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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