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Lung CancerNCT04928755

Design and Evaluation of a Novel Methodology for SABR for Lung Cancer

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Aims: To increase the number of patients that benefit from Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer using new treatment methods that reduce the amount of non-cancer tissue receiving a high radiation dose without affecting tumour dose coverage. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
How many people
30 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jul 2021to Dec 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients receiving SABR Lung Radiotherapy

Who may be able to join

  • All patients eligible for and who have consented to receive Lung SABR at the Royal Surrey County Hospital will be eligible for entry into this study.
  • Over 18 years old (radiotherapy is not delivered to 16-18yr olds at RSFT). No upper age limit.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with irregular breathing motion resulting in failed 4DCT
  • Patients with unusual chest surface deformities
  • Patients who lack the capacity to consent
  • Patients unable to read and communicate in English

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Gail Distefano, MSc contact

07746958658

gail.distefano@nhs.net

About this study

Official title: Design and Evaluation of a Novel Methodology for Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer: Reducing Treatment Side-effects and Enabling More Patients to Benefit From This Treatment

Aims: To increase the number of patients that benefit from Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer using new treatment methods that reduce the amount of non-cancer tissue receiving a high radiation dose without affecting tumour dose coverage.

Background: SABR is a treatment for lung cancer which offers major advantages over conventional radiotherapy. It is a more precise highly effective treatment with significantly improved treatment outcomes (greater elimination of cancer cells).

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SABR requires high doses per treatment so extreme accuracy is required to minimise healthy tissue damage. Normal breathing results in significant tumour movement, therefore to avoid missing the tumour, larger volumes need to be treated, resulting in more good tissue damage.

UK Standard practice requires the tumour to be irradiated in all positions during breathing whilst the new approach targets the tumours at the position it spends most time to minimise normal tissue affected by radiation.

Current practice for SABR patients would be improved (fewer severe radiation side-effects) and potentially could become a viable treatment for high risk patients.

Methods: 30 SABR patients receiving current standard SABR treatment will be recruited. This is an observation study in which patients will continue to receive standard of care but in addition:

  • A camera will be used to make videos of how the patient's chest moves in 3D at CT and treatment. I will build a complex mathematical model that infers movement of the tumour from movement of the chest.
  • Their breathing patterns, corresponding tumour motions and treatments plans will be utilised to develop a method for safely implementing the new treatment approach.
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Keywords
Radiotherapy, SABR
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Design a methodology that ensures tumour dose coverage is obtained when using the new treatment approach.

    Measured: 2 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Use a novel markerless non-contact approach (Microsoft Kinect) to create a model to correlate external respiratory motion with internal tumour motion.

    Measured: 2years

  2. Validate and refine correlation between predicted tumour motion and actual breathing motion.

    Measured: 2years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jun 2021
  2. Study startJul 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJun 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2023 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04928755
Sponsor's protocol ID
19ONCN262953
Status last verified
Jun 2021
First submitted
14 Jun 2021
Last updated
16 Jun 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer, run by Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jun 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Gail Distefano, MSc (07746958658, gail.distefano@nhs.net), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Design a methodology that ensures tumour dose coverage is obtained when using the new treatment approach. (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jun 2021.

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