New camera aims to help surgeons spot brain tumor cells

NCT ID NCT07021573

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Medical University Innsbruck Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests a special camera attached to a surgical microscope to see if it can better detect glioma tumor cells during brain surgery. Researchers will observe 80 adults with suspected high-grade gliomas. The goal is to improve how surgeons see tumor tissue, not to test a new drug or treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to better visualization of tumor cells during surgery, helping surgeons remove more of the tumor.
What could go wrong: This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The new imaging may not improve outcomes or could be impractical in real surgeries.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

glioma malignant glioma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GLIOMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany
Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève - NeuroCentre

Geneva, Switzerland
Inselspital Bern, Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie

Bern, Switzerland
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie, LMU Klinikum München

München, Germany
Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

München, Germany
Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik für Neurochirurgie im Neurozentrum

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Göttingen - Neurochirurgische Klinik

Göttingen, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Münster - Klinik für Neurochirurgie

Münster, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie

Tübingen, Germany

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