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Early Detection of Lung Tumors by Sniffer Dogs - Evaluation of Sensitivity and Specificity

NCT01141842 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2013-05-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Some groups reported that sniffer dogs can be applied to detect lung cancer in the exhaled breath of patients. Therefore, breath samples (BS) of patients are collected. Five sniffer dogs are trained to distinguish between the BS of patients with lung cancer and healthy individuals (controls). In a prospective, randomized blinded study the dog's ability to differentiate between BS of i) patients with lung cancer, ii) patients with inflammatory airway disease, but no evidence of cancer and iii) healthy individuals is tested.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

exhalation analysis of breath sample

breath sample is presented to sniffer dog in test tube

PROCEDURE

exhalation analysis of breath sample

breath sample is presented to sniffer dog in test tube

PROCEDURE

exhalation analysis of breath sample

breath sample is presented to sniffer dog in test tube

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Schillerhoehe Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thorsten Walles, MD · Schillerhoehe Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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