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Study NCT ID: NCT03374592
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2022-11-16
First Post: 2017-12-12
Is Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy vs. Conventional Radiotherapy for Cancer Pain
Sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of Volumetric Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy vs. Conventional Radiotherapy for Cancer Pain
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2022-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This study compares the use of conventional radiotherapy technique with volumetric intensity-modulated radiotherapy (VMAT) in the treatment of painful cancer metastases. Half of the patients will receive radiotherapy using a conventional technique, while the other half will receive their treatment using a the VMAT technique.
Detailed Description: Radiotherapy to painful sites of metastasis can provide pain relief.

Side-effects from radiotherapy is dependent on the volume and dose received by normal tissues. Conventional radiotherapy techniques delivers similar doses of radiation to the targeted cancer lesion and the normal tissues along the entrance and exit paths of the radiation.

Volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is an advanced technique of radiotherapy that spares normal tissues from receiving high-dose irradiation. However, VMAT increases the volume of normal tissues receiving low-dose irradiation.

This study aims at comparing the quality of life and side-effect profiles of patients treated by palliative radiotherapy using the conventional technique vs. VMAT.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: