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NCT Number: NCT04688086

A Prospective Study to Evaluate Clinical Performance of Thermalytix in Detecting Breast Cancers

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical performance of AI-based Thermalytix with the current standard-of-care diagnostic modalities in women.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Max Healthcare Insititute Limited

New Delhi, 110017, India

About this study

While mammography is the most accepted breast cancer screening test, it is less sensitive in women with dense breast tissue, who have a four fold high risk for developing breast cancer. Thermalytix is a novel automated breast cancer screening solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) over thermal images to detect and localise breast cancer lesions in women. In this study the performance of Thermalytix over mammography is evaluated in women with dense and non-dense breast tissue who presented for a health check-up at a hospital. All women underwent Thermalytix and mammography, and participants who were reported as positive on either test were recommended for further investigations. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated across age-groups, menopausal status, and breast densities against the current standard-of-care diagnostic modalities.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female subjects equal to and above 18 years
  • Subjects who are willing to give written informed consent for study participation
  • Subjects who are ready to comply with the study related visits and procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects who are pregnant
  • Subjects who are lactating
  • Subjects who have undergone either lumpectomy or mastectomy
  • Subjects who have undergone chemotherapy in the last 2 weeks at the time of study enrollment
  • Any active illness, psychological and/or pathological condition that would interfere with study participation in the opinion of the Investigator

Treatment and study plan

Thermalytix

Diagnostic Test

Thermalytix is an Artificial intelligence based automated breast screening solution that analyzes thermal distribution on the breast to generate a breast health score automatically. Thermal imaging was performed by a trained technician to capture thermal images of the participant in five views. These thermal images were uploaded to Thermalytix software on the cloud where it was automatically analyzed by AI-based Thermalytix computer-aided detection (CADe) engine. This CADe engine analyzes uploaded thermal images and outputs an interpretation report for each participant with quantitative scores corresponding to computed probability of malignancy based on the structural, vascular, areolar, thermal properties of the observed abnormality. Thermalytix also generates annotated images with markings of abnormal regions and an overall Thermalytix score suggesting likelihood of breast malignancy. The locked AI model Thermalytix algorithm version 3, dated December 2018 was used for the analysis.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value and Negative Predictive Value of Thermalytix

    Time frame: 2 days

    To assess the clinical performance of Thermalytix as compared to standard screening modalities.

    Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of Thermalytix

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix for Women With Dense Breast Tissue (ACR Category C or D)

    Time frame: 2 days

    To assess the influence of patient characteristics (Breast density) on the diagnostic accuracy of Thermalytix.

  2. Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix in Women With Breast Density ACR Category "A" or "B"

    Time frame: 2 days

    To assess the influence of patient characteristics (Breast density) on the diagnostic accuracy of Thermalytix.

    Sensitivity and Specificity of Thermalytix in Women with Fatty Breasts - Breast Density ACR category "A" or "B"

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Niramai Health Analytix Private Limited

Industry

Collaborators

  • Max Healthcare Insititute Limited

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Thermalytix (AI-based Thermographic Solution Developed by Niramai) for Breast Cancer Screening as Compared to Standard Screening Modalities for Breast Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Dec 29, 2020
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2024

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