Study of Cryotherapy for Renal Tumors

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by National Taiwan University Hospital, February 2009

First Received: March 9, 2009 No Changes Posted

Sponsored by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
Information provided by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00858975

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to study the change of tumor size and serum cytokine in the patients who received cryotherapy for the renal tumors.

Condition	Intervention
Renal Tumors	Procedure: cryotherapy

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Kidney Cancer

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Study of Cryotherapy for Renal Tumors

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	90
Study Start Date:	October 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	October 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Cryotherapy: Experimental The patients who receive cryotherapy for their renal tumors	Procedure: cryotherapy Placing 4-6 cryotherapy probes into the renal tumors and conducting two cycles of freezing and thawing

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00858975

Contacts

Contact: Yeong-Shiau Pu, Ph.D.

886-2-23123456 ext 65249

Locations

Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital	Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan, 100
Contact: Yeong-Shiau Pu, Ph.D. 886-2-23123456 ext 65249 yspu@ntu.edu.tw

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Department of Urology / National Taiwan University Hospital ( Yeong-Shiau Pu )
Study ID Numbers:	200709063R
Study First Received:	March 9, 2009
Last Updated:	March 9, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00858975 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

renal tumor
cryotherapy
cytokine

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Urinary Tract Neoplasm
Kidney Cancer
Renal Cancer
Urologic Diseases

Kidney Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Urologic Diseases
Kidney Neoplasms

Urogenital Neoplasms
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 06, 2009