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NCT02451215 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for the Treatment of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors

A NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10
Enrollment target

NCT02451215: Completed NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

NCT02451215 is a NA study that has completed, run by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. The registered enrollment target is 10 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02451215, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that allows for biopsy and thermal ablation of brain tumors. Pediatric patients with brain tumors who are eligible and enroll in the trial will undergo LITT at the time of diagnosis or at the time of recurrence/progression rather than undergo an open craniotomy and tumor resection/biopsy. LITT will include a stereotactic biopsy followed by thermal ablation of the tumor. This study will monitor the safety and efficacy of LITT for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors.

Primary Outcome

The side-effects of LITT for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors will be monitored and compared with disease matched historical controls who underwent open craniotomy for resection or biopsy.

Interventions

  • DEVICE Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (LITT)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 10 participants
Start Date 2015-04
Est. Completion 2020-01-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02451215 record still lists

NCT02451215 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 10 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (LITT) is the first listed.

NCT02451215 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02451215 about?

NCT02451215 is a clinical study titled "Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for the Treatment of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors". Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that allows for biopsy and thermal ablation of brain tumors. Pediatric patients with brain tumors who are eligible and enroll in the trial will undergo LITT at the time of diagnosis or at the time of recurrence/prog...

What is the current status of trial NCT02451215?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 10 participants. The study started on 2015-04. Estimated completion is 2020-01-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02451215?

The interventions under investigation include: Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (LITT) (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02451215?

This trial is sponsored by Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, which has 31 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02451215's enrollment target sits among peer trials

10 1927th of 2000 higher than 26 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02451215, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02451215 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.