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The Use of Silver Leaf Dressing in the Prevention of Radiotherapy Induced Skin Reactions

NCT00207324 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2007-06-27

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Summary

The hypothesis is that silver leaf nylon dressing reduces the percentage of patients developing brisk erythema and moist desquamation while undergoing whole breast radiotherapy. The secondary hypothesis is that silver leaf nylon dressing reduces breast-related symptoms of pain, itching and burning sensation in patients receiving whole breast radiotherapy.

Conditions

  • Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

DEVICE

Silver Leaf Dressing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • British Columbia Cancer Agency

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christina Parsons, MD · British Columbia Cancer Agency

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Completion
2007-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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