Status:

COMPLETED

HOBBIT 3: Mental Exercises and Temporal Alteration

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Ghent

Conditions:

Breast Neoplasm

Radiotherapy

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In the HOBBIT-trial by Vakaet et al. A protocol was developed to increase breath-hold time using (voluntary) hyperventilation and oxygenation to achieve DIBH times around 3 minutes. Multiple non-medi...

Detailed Description

Adjuvant radiation therapy has a well-established role in the treatment of breast cancer complementing surgery and systemic treatment, improving survival and local control in both local and regional d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Volunteer
  • Karnofsky index of at least 90
  • Able to perform a single DIBH of at least twenty seconds without assistance
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Informed consent obtained, signed and dated before specific protocol procedures
  • Female

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women
  • Volunteers above WHO Obesity class II (BMI\>35kg/m²)
  • Subjects on oxygen treatment during day or night
  • COPD or Asthma patients
  • Volunteers with pulmonary hypertension
  • Gastric tube present
  • Smoking
  • Previous and substantial breath-holding experience in the past year (e.g., diver, etc.)
  • Mental condition rendering the volunteer unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 27 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06100068

Start Date

November 27 2023

End Date

July 1 2024

Last Update

August 27 2024

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University Hospital - Radiotherapy Department

Ghent, Belgium, 9000