SmartClip aims to improve breast tumor removal accuracy
NCT ID NCT04604561
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new device called the EnVisio SmartClip that helps doctors mark and find breast tumors during surgery. 50 people with breast cancer took part. The goal was to see if the SmartClip makes it easier for surgeons to locate and remove the right tissue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited to this study from the Moffitt Cancer Center Comprehensive Breast Clinic. Patients are seen in this clinic by breast surgeons from the Comprehensive Breast Program at Moffitt Cancer Center.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have at least one and up to 3 sonographically or mammographically identifiable in-breast or axillary targets and consent to undergo a surgical resection using the SmartClip localization system at the McKinley operative suites at Moffitt Cancer Center. Multiple sites for localization may be used, up to a maximum of 3 SmartClips per patient. Mammographically or sonographically visible biopsy clips may be used as a localizing target. * Participants must be age \> or = 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with sonographically or mammographically occult target lesions * Participants with greater than 35cm chest to bust depth * Participants undergoing mastectomy for resection of the targeted lesion * Inability to undergo surgery at the McKinley OR suites due to institutional anesthesia guidelines * Patients requiring use of more than 3 SmartClips to localize targets
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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