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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01351337
Other study ID # 07QA14008
Secondary ID 07QA14008
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received May 9, 2011
Last updated April 4, 2015
Start date October 2008
Est. completion date February 2013

Study information

Verified date April 2015
Source Huashan Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Resection of brain tumors in eloquent areas involves the risk of postoperative motor deficits. For brain tumors within or adjacent to the eloquent area, maximizing tumor resection while preserving motor function is crucially important.we used DTI-based tractography to visualize the spatial relationship between brain lesions and the nearby pyramidal tract(PT) in patients with malignant brain tumors and confirmed functional connections of the illustrated PT by direct electrical stimulation. We evaluated the reliability of DTI-based tractography for PT mapping using intraoperative subcortical stimulation ) and the usefulness of the combination of two techniques.


Description:

Adverse effects caused by electrical stimulation during the operation were recorded. All subjects adopted early postoperative MRI examinations (within 3 days) to evaluate both the extent of tumor resection and the integrity of the PTs. Muscle strength was assessed preoperatively and postoperatively.The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) was adopted for grading functional status at the 6-month evaluation. Further tumor progression interval and survival analysis was conducted for each subject with high-grade glioma (HGG)


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 58
Est. completion date February 2013
Est. primary completion date June 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 6 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with an initial imaging diagnosis of single, unilateral, supratentorial primary glioma (or intrinsic neoplasm).

- The lesions were involved in PTs, comprising cortical regions in the motor or somatosensory areas, cortical regions adjacent to the central gyrus, subcortical regions with an infiltrative progression along the PTs, and temporal or insular regions in relation to the internal capsule.

- MRI enabled preoperative identification of patients in whom maximal tumor resection was likely to be achieved, and close PT approach within resection cavity at the time of surgery was possible.

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients with secondary or recurrent gliomas (or intrinsic neoplasm), patients with contraindications for MRI or direct electrical stimulation, and patients in whom initial muscle strength grades of the affected extremities was 2/5 or lower.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
diffusion tensor tractography neuronavigation and intraoperative subcortical stimulation
All of the patients underwent tumor resection assisted with combined use of Diffusion tensor tractography-integrated functional neuronavigation and intraoperative subcortical stimulation

Locations

Country Name City State
China Hushan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai Shanghai

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Huashan Hospital Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (1)

Zhu FP, Wu JS, Song YY, Yao CJ, Zhuang DX, Xu G, Tang WJ, Qin ZY, Mao Y, Zhou LF. Clinical application of motor pathway mapping using diffusion tensor imaging tractography and intraoperative direct subcortical stimulation in cerebral glioma surgery: a pro — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other The Specificity, Sentitivity of DTI Tractography and Accordance Rate of DTI With DsCS Results The sensitivity of DTI tractography for PT mapping was calculated as the ratio between the number of subjects with positive DsCS results in the positive DTI zone (true positive) and the total number of subjects with positive DsCS results (true positive plus false negative). The specificity was measured as the ratio between the number of subjects with negative DsCS results in the negative DTI zone (true negative) and the total number of subjects with negative DsCS results (true negative plus false positive). The accordance rate of DsCS and DTI was measured as the ratio between the number of subjects with either a true-positive or true-negative DsCS result and the total number of subjects. During the operation Yes
Primary Extent of Tumor Resection Volumetric analysis was performed both before and after surgery by calculating the tumor volume on the images of enhanced 3-D MP-RAGE sequence for high-grade gliomas and FLAIR sequence for low-grade gliomas. The extent of tumor resection was the ratio of pre-op tumor volume over post-op tumor volume. Gross total resection refers to a 100% resection of the tumor volume; near-total resection refers to 95% to 100% resection; subtotal resection refers to 90% to 95% resection; partial resection refers to 75% to 90% resection; and biopsy refers to ,75% resection of the tumor volume for histological diagnosis. within 3 days No
Secondary Postoperative Motor Function and Long-time Functional Status Motor function was assessed early postoperatively (within 72 hours after the operation), and 1 month after discharge. The muscle strength of each subject was graded for both the upper and lower extremities with the Medical Research Council Scale. Grade 5: Muscle contracts against full resistance; Grade 4: Strength reduced, but contraction can still move joint against resistance; Grade 3: Strength further reduced such that joint can be moved only against gravity with examiner's resistance completely removed. Grade 2: Muscle can onlly move if resistance of gravity is removed. Grade 1: Only a trace or flicker of movement is seen or felt, or fasciculations are observed; Grade 0:No movement. 3 days to 6 months after surgery No