Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) in Finding Tumors During Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery



Status:Completed
Conditions:Prostate Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:11/18/2012
Start Date:October 2011
End Date:November 2014

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Mechanically-Manipulated Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) During Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP)


This pilot clinical trial studies mechanically-manipulated ultrasound in finding tumors
during robotic-assisted surgery in patients with prostate cancer. Diagnostic procedures,
such as ultrasound, may help find prostate cancer and find out how far the disease has
spread during surgery


PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the feasibility and limitations of using a
mechanically-manipulated transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) probe for TRUS evaluation during a da
Vinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). II. To collect TRUS evaluation
data during RALP to guide us in deciding whether and how the mechanical manipulation of the
TRUS probe will allow sufficient clarity of ultrasound imaging. OUTLINE: Patients undergo
TRUS during RALP. After the completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 7
days.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Undergoing Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known or discovered rectal pathology

- Bleeding hemorrhoids

- Rectal stenosis

- Any prior rectal surgeries

- Prior rectal radiation

- Any known rectal disease
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U.S.C./Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
1441 Eastlake Ave
Los Angeles, California 90033
(323) 865-3000
U.S.C./Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, located in Los Angeles, is...
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