Status:
RECRUITING
CPAP for Esophageal Cancer With Radiotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Sheba Medical Center
Conditions:
Esophageal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of CPAP in patients with esophgaeal cancer undergoing radiotherapy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * does use of CPAP decrease exposure ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of cancer, with a tumor (primary or secondary) in the esophagus including tumors in the esophagus-stomach junction.
- Age ≥ 18
- Planned RT treatment
- The level of functioning ≥ 60 on the Karnofsky scale
- Life expectancy ≥ two months
- All patients must understand the informed consent form document and sign it of their own free will before any test/procedure related to the study is performed.
- Able to undergo simulation and radiation with CPAP
- Candidate patients can be recruited to receive definitive, palliative or pre-operative radiation, with or without chemotherapy.
Exclusion
- A person who meets any of the following exclusion criteria will not be able to participate in the study:
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Significant comorbidity at the starting point that would prevent the use of CPAP
- Hospitalized in an institution by virtue of an administrative order or a court order.
- Special population
- A history of a psychiatric problem that may impair the patient's ability to understand the research requirements or respond to them, or to give his consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 21 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06037902
Start Date
August 21 2023
End Date
September 30 2027
Last Update
September 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel, 52621