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Comparing Two Sets of Bladder-Filling Instructions in Treating Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer. ICORG 05-04

NCT00949338 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 183

Last updated 2014-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. Having a full bladder may improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy to the bladder. It is not yet known which set of bladder-filling instructions is more effective in helping patients keep their bladder full during radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing two sets of bladder-filling instructions in treating patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

pre-procedural preparation

Patients empty their bladders and consume 6 cups or 3 cups of water 30 minutes before undergoing radiotherapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cancer Trials Ireland

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Pierre Thirion, MD · Saint Luke's Hospital

  • John Gerard Armstrong, MD, MB, MRCPI · Saint Luke's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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