Screening of Gastric Cancer Via Breath Volatile Organic Compounds by Hybrid Sensing Approach

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Latvia

About this trial

The study is aimed to determine the potential of volatile marker testing for gastric cancer screening.

The study will be addressing the role of confounding factors, including lifestyle factors, diet, smoking as well as addressing the potential role of microbiota in the composition of exhaled volatile markers.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with verified gastric cancer (Group 1 & 2)

Patients undergoing or having undergone upper endoscopy according to clinical indications (Group 3 & 5)

Average-risk population group aged 40-64 at inclusion without alarm symptoms (Group 4)

Motivation to participate in the study

Disqualifiers

Known other active cancer

Ventilation problems, airway obstruction

Unwillingness or inability to co-operate

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Breath sampling for VOC detection
  • Surgery material collection for VOC headspace analysis
  • Upper endoscopy
  • Microbiota testing

Treatment groups

5,000 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Latvia

Lead sponsor

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Collaborator

University of Ulm

Collaborator

Uppsala University

Collaborator

JLM Innovation GmbH

Collaborator

Universitaet Innsbruck

Collaborator

Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Collaborator

Universidad de Pamplona

Collaborator

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Collaborator

AC Camargo Cancer Center

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute of Ukraine

Collaborator

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Collaborator