Study of Cryotherapy for Renal Tumors
Overview
The purpose of this study is to study the change of tumor size and serum cytokine in the patients who received cryotherapy for the renal tumors.
Study Type
- Study Type: Interventional
- Study Design
- Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
- Study Primary Completion Date: December 2012
Interventions
- Procedure: cryotherapy
- Placing 4-6 cryotherapy probes into the renal tumors and conducting two cycles of freezing and thawing
Arms, Groups and Cohorts
- Experimental: Cryotherapy
- The patients who receive cryotherapy for their renal tumors
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
Primary Measures
- Tumor size
- Time Frame: 3 months
Participating in This Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- The patients who have renal tumor less than 7 cm and receive cryotherapy
Exclusion Criteria
- The tumor size is larger than 7 cm
- The patients do not approve the surgery
Gender Eligibility: All
Minimum Age: N/A
Maximum Age: N/A
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No
Investigator Details
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Yeong-Shiau Pu, Department of Urology / National Taiwan University Hospital
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