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Ink placed after chemotherapy (Study B) for Breast Cancer

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Research Sponsored by The Ottawa Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether or not ink can be used to replace biopsy clip markers and radioactive seeds in patients with breast cancer.

Eligible Conditions

Breast Cancer
Axillary Lymphadenitis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Identification rate of Inked nodes, containing seed and clip

Identification rate of Inked nodes, not containing clip

Identification rate of Inked nodes, not containing seed

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Ink placed after chemotherapy (Study B)Active Control1 Intervention

In Study B, 0.5 mL of Black Eye Ink will be placed before neoadjuvant therapy

Group II: Ink placed before chemotherapy (Study A)Active Control1 Intervention

In Study A, 0.5 mL of Black Eye Ink will be placed in the metastatic LN after neoadjuvant therapy

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Ottawa HospitalLead Sponsor

93 Previous Clinical Trials

62,918 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there still vacancies for participants in this investigation?

"Correct. The details available on clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this scientific experiment, which was originally advertised on 2nd January 2020 is currently looking for volunteers. A total of 70 patients are required to be recruited from a single site."

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How many participants are currently involved in this clinical research study?

"Affirmative. Reports on clinicaltrials.gov affirm that this trial, which was originally posted in the beginning of 2020, is still active and searching for 70 more participants to be recruited from a single medical hub."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Evaluation of a Novel Axillary Lymph Node Ink Localization Technique: A Feasibility Study

Dr. Raman Verma 2020. "Evaluation of a Novel Axillary Lymph Node Ink Localization Technique: A Feasibility Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04136496.