Plain-English translation of NCT05484245 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether intraoperative sonography—ultrasound imaging performed during brain surgery—can help surgeons better locate and remove brain masses, including tumors, abnormal blood vessels, and bleeding. The study wants to see if ultrasound can work reliably alongside standard surgical approaches, and whether special tools like ultrasound-guided needles can help surgeons reach difficult-to-access lesions deep in the brain.
Surgeons currently rely on other imaging methods like MRI to plan brain surgery, but they can't see inside the brain in real-time during the operation. Ultrasound is fast, inexpensive, and safe, but doctors need to learn more about when and how to use it effectively during surgery, especially for tumors and bleeding that are hard to see.
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If you join this study, you would undergo brain surgery with a special difference: surgeons would use ultrasound imaging during the operation to see the mass in real-time, guide their removal of it, and confirm they've taken out as much as safely possible. The ultrasound scans would happen through your surgical opening or through a slightly enlarged area of your skull, and surgeons might use special ultrasound-guided tools to help them reach deeper lesions. You would receive the same surgical care you would normally get, with the addition of this imaging guidance.
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Russia
Sponsor
Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Care
Enrollment target
~100 participants
Started
September 2022
Primary completion
August 2027
Age range
18 Years – 100 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in May 2025.
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Central contact
Alexander Dmitriev, MD
Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Care
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