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The Use of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold and Prone Irradiation to Decrease Cardiac Radiation Exposure

NCT03375892 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2025-01-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to discover more about radiation techniques for people treated for left-sided breast cancer that minimizes exposure to the heart, as noted by mean heart dose.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Deep Inspiration Breath Hold during Radiation

The DIBH technique involves the patient breathing to a specified threshold and then holding that level of inspiration during every radiation therapy field delivered.

OTHER

Free breathing during radiation

The patient will be instructed to breathe freely.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adam Currey, MD, PhD · Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-03
Primary Completion
2021-03-21
Completion
2021-03-21

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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