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A study looking at high intensity focused ultrasound to treat pain from cancer spread to the bones

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a treatment to relieve pain from cancer that had spread to the bones.

This study was open for people to join between May 2012 and July 2016. The results were published in 2018.

Recruitment start: 6 January 2014

Recruitment end: 6 July 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Nandita de Souza

Supported by

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Cancer Research UK (Imaging Centre Funding)

National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Facility in Imaging

Philips Medical Systems MR Finland

Last reviewed: 03 Mar 2020

CRUK internal database number: 12809

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