Could suction waste help surgeons see hidden brain tumors?
NCT ID NCT07111182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if analyzing waste from surgical suction devices can help detect brain tumor cells during surgery. About 8 adults with suspected high-grade gliomas or other brain tumors will take part. The goal is to see if this method improves tumor removal compared to standard visual guidance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria:- * Patient admitted to neurosurgery department for surgical resection of a suspected grade 3 or 4 glioma with 5-ALA (cases) * Patient admitted to neurosurgery department for surgical resection of a primary of secondary brain tumor with no 5-ALA (controls) * Patients aged 18 years old or older (all patients) * Informed consent obtained (all patients) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient belongs to the following vulnerable groups: children, pregnant, prisoners or intellectually disabled. * The participants are not randomized. Randomization is not conducted as the number of eligible patients is limited, subjecting to a long recruitment period that reciprocally increases the bias from uncontrollable (evolving) surgical techniques and adjunct treatments. * The patients are screened and informed of the study before the surgical operation and enrolled after verification of eligibility and written informed consent has been received. Potential study participants are identified from the clinic's planned or urgent surgeries list. The participants are contacted before the operation by the research staff and/or the physician responsible for the treatment. The participants are provided with written and oral information about the research and the time to consider their participation. Finally, the participants are asked for their informed consent and enrolled to the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois at Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60608, United States
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