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A Prospective Evaluation of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules

NCT02658552 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2016-09-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To evaluate the short-term efficacy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules

Conditions

  • Benign Thyroid Nodules

Interventions

DEVICE

Echopulse

Echopulse is a real-time US-guided High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system, the HIFU session is a noninvasive procedure that involves application of a focused high-energy ultrasound beam for thermal tissue ablation inside the targeted zone, with minimal effect on the surrounding tissue

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hung Hin, Brian Lang, MBBS(Hons) · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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