Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules With FastScan HIFU

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules With FastScan HIFU

Official Title: Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules With FastScan High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)

Study ID: NCT02491502

Conditions

Benign Thyroid Nodules

Interventions

Echopulse

Study Description

Brief Summary: This study evaluates the efficacy of the HIFU for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules with the FastScan version using assessment of patient experience and adverse event reporting.

Detailed Description: Echopulse is specially designed, manufactured and CE marked for treating benign thyroid nodules. HIFU is a completely alternative to surgery which utilizes high-energy ultrasound to deliver a large amount of sound energy to a focal point to rapidly induce tissue heating to 85-90°C.This initiates tissue coagulation followed by tissue necrosis ablating the targeted area. In a previous european feasibility study performed at 1 site (Bulgaria), 20 benign thyroid nodules were treated. The HIFU treatment was well tolerated and showed efficacy.