Development of a Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field System to Treat Skin Cancer

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Basal Cell Carcinomas

In brief

Human Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) can be ablated by treating them with nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEF)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01463709

Run by

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

People needed

4

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Study subjects must have had diagnosed at least one BCCon their trunk
• The subject is from 18-75 years of age, inclusive.
• The subject must sign and date all informed consent statements.

You may not qualify if…

• The subject is exhibiting signs of a bacterial or viral infection, including fever.
• The subject is unwilling to allow a biopsy of a malignant lesion for histological analysis.
• The subject has a pace maker or other electronic device implanted

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Research Center Oakland — Oakland, California, United States

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