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Compression Headband Use to Prevent Hair Loss During Whole Brain Radiotherapy

NCT02935569 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2017-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study hypothesizes that in patients undergoing whole brain radiotherapy, a compression headband will decrease the percentage of patients with significant hair loss following radiation.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Compression HeadBand

* commercially available office rubber bands (Alliance® Sterling Rubber Bands, Size 105) OR commercially available medical non-latex bands (Allegience® 1" x 18" x .025") with Velcro adhesion * Plastics disks, hollow (3.5 cm diameter, by 1 cm height) Two bands will be placed just behind the ears laterally, and over the occipital protuberance posteriorly. The plastic inserts will be placed in the temporal fossae bilaterally, under the band to provide adequate tension on the temporal artery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Michael Milano, MD,PhD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Milano, MD, PhD · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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