Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Vaginal Dilator Use After Pelvic Radiotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Cervical Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
21-85 years
Brief Summary
Patient will have radiation to treat the cancer. This treatment can make the vagina both narrower and shorter. That can cause two problems. It can make it harder for the doctor to do a pelvic exam dur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female with cervical, endometrial, rectal or anal cancer
- Scheduled to begin one of the following treatments at MSKCC:
- Definitive external beam radiation therapy
- Preoperative external beam radiation therapy of followed by surgery
- Postoperative external beam radiation therapy
- Definitive external beam radiation therapy with intracavitary brachytherapy (tandem and ring or Syed)± surgery
- Postoperative intravaginal brachytherapy (once every two weeks times three)
- ≥ or = to 21 years of age
Exclusion
- Women with cervical, endometrial, rectal or anal cancer who are/have:
- Unable to speak and write English so that it would prohibit them from full participation in the study. Patient education, instruction and questionnaire are validated in English.
- Mental or physical handicaps that would prohibit them from full participation in the study.
- Prior radiation to the pelvis.
- Evidence of metastatic disease.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00789893
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
June 11 2015
Active Locations (5)
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1
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk
Commack, New York, United States, 11725
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States, 10065
4
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, New York, United States