Intraoperative Use of a MR Tomography System Combined With Neuronavigation - Analysis of the Craniopharyngioma Subgroup ("Intraoperative Nutzung Eines Kernspintomographie-Systems in Direkter Kopplung Mit Einem Neuronavigations-System")
3 Years
75 Years
Both
Craniopharyngioma
Trial Information
Intraoperative Use of a MR Tomography System Combined With Neuronavigation - Analysis of the Craniopharyngioma Subgroup ("Intraoperative Nutzung Eines Kernspintomographie-Systems in Direkter Kopplung Mit Einem Neuronavigations-System")
Inclusion Criteria:
- complex craniopharyngioma > 1cm extension within 2 or more cranial fossae or
ventricular system
- Patient or legal representative able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- tumor size< 1 cm
- Patients with any condition considered a contraindication to MRI
- Patients with any condition considered a contraindication for surgery
- Hypothalamic disturbances
- Hypothalamic edema
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Outcome Measure:
Rate of additional tumor removal
Outcome Description:
Number of patients in whom non suspected tumor remants were indicated by intraoperative MRI and remnants could be removed completely thereafter. Results have to be confirmed in 1st follow up imaging.
Outcome Time Frame:
up to 3-4 months following surgery
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Bernd Hofmann, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Authority:
Germany: Ethics Commission
Study ID:
Cranio 15
NCT ID:
NCT01206543
Start Date:
April 2002
Completion Date:
August 2006
Related Keywords:
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Surgery
- Intraoperative imaging
- Rate of total removal
- Craniopharyngioma
- Adamantinoma
Name | Location |
|---|
