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

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Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, Israel, 52621