Cervical Cancer Detection Using Optical Spectroscopy
Who is this study for? Adult female patients with Early Stage Cervical Cancer that are undergoing colposcopy
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The objective of the work described in this protocol is to determine the optical signatures of cervical dysplasia using optical technologies.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• undergoing colposcopy for the diagnosis of cervical cancer
• LEEP for the treatment of cervical cancer in early stages.
• Follow-up Pap smear in surveillance
Locations
United States
North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Durham
Contact Information
Primary
Nimmi Ramanujam, Ph.D.
nimmi@duke.edu
919-660-5307
Time Frame
Start Date: 2006-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-01-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 350
Treatments
Experimental: Colposcope
Patients referred for GYN procedures. Specifically, patients will be referred for Pap smear, colposcope or LEEP. The intervention for this arm is the use of the bench-top, miniature optical spectrometer or trans-vaginal colposcope
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Duke University