Status:
COMPLETED
CT-Based Versus Conventional Simulation for Palliative Radiotherapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Alberta Health services
Conditions:
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Radiotherapy (RT) treatment to the chest is a standard way of trying to decrease symptoms like cough or shortness of breath. Before any RT can be delivered, it must be planned, either using convention...
Detailed Description
Standard RT planning will be performed under conventional simulation, followed by CT-simulation (for study purposes only). Retrospectively, 3D treatment fields will be designed using the CT-simulation...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with local symptoms secondary to histologically-confirmed non-small cell lung cancer
- Patients who will be receiving palliative-intent external beam radiotherapy
- Patients who are clinically appropriate for conventional radiotherapy planning
- Patients who can provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients who cannot provide written informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00862030
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
August 8 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2