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NCT03634579 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

MRI Guided Prostate Cancer Focal Laser Ablation

A NA study, sponsored by Emory University.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
9
Enrollment target

NCT03634579: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Emory University.

NCT03634579 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Emory University. The registered enrollment target is 9 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

NCT03634579, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Emory University.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
9 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The study is a prospective, single-arm, non-randomized, unblinded trial to determine the safety and efficacy of MRI guided focal laser ablation of localized low and intermediate risk prostate cancer. All subjects meeting the inclusion exclusion criteria and are enrolled will undergo a MRI guided focal laser ablation procedure. The primary aim of the study is to study the safety and efficacy of the procedure.

Primary Outcome

Efficacy is assessed by recurrence rate at 1 year, defined as the number of recurrences divided by the number of patients treated with MRI Guided Focal Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation

Interventions

  • DEVICE MRI Guided Focal Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 9 participants
Start Date 2018-06-01
Est. Completion 2019-03-15
Phase NA
Emory University

1,208 total trials

Why NCT03634579 stopped before completion

NCT03634579 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 9 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 MRI Guided Focal Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation is the first listed.

NCT03634579 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03634579 about?

NCT03634579 is a clinical study titled "MRI Guided Prostate Cancer Focal Laser Ablation". The study is a prospective, single-arm, non-randomized, unblinded trial to determine the safety and efficacy of MRI guided focal laser ablation of localized low and intermediate risk prostate cancer. All subjects meeting the inclusion exclusion criteria and are enrolled will undergo a MRI guided foc...

What is the current status of trial NCT03634579?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 9 participants. The study started on 2018-06-01. Estimated completion is 2019-03-15.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03634579?

The interventions under investigation include: MRI Guided Focal Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03634579?

This trial is sponsored by Emory University, which has 1,208 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03634579's enrollment target sits among peer trials

9 1975th of 2000 higher than 25 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03634579, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03634579 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.