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Rambam Health Care Campus |
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Information provided by: | Rambam Health Care Campus |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00397124 |
the aim of this study is to measure brain metabolism in patients with lung cancer.FDG uptake in the brain in patients with malignant tumors will be compared to the amount of tracer activity found in patients who have benign pulmonary process. if differences between the brain uptake of FDG in the two groups will be found, further assessment will be performed in order to evaluate if such differences could be attributed and specifically localized to the brain regions innervated by the vagus
Condition | Intervention |
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Lung Cancer |
Device: PET/CT imaging |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Does the Vagus Nerve Play a Role in Tumor-to-Brain Communication? a Preliminary Study in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 35 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Alex Frenkel, Ph.D | 972-4-8543009 | a_frenkel@rambam.health.gov.il |
Israel | |
Rambam Medical Center | Recruiting |
Haifa, Israel | |
Contact: Alex Frenkel, Ph.D 972-4-8543009 a_frenkel@rambam.health.gov.il |
Principal Investigator: | Ora Israel, MD | Rambam Health Care Campus |
Study ID Numbers: | vagusCTIL |
Study First Received: | November 7, 2006 |
Last Updated: | November 7, 2006 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00397124 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration |
Thoracic Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Neoplasms Lung Diseases |
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Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Neoplasms Lung Diseases |