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Validation of Prone Crawl Radiotherapy for Whole-breast Irradiation After Breast Conserving Surgery

NCT05179161 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-01-05

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Summary

The aim of this study is to validate the obtained results of setup precision, comfort and setup time. The possibility of using breath hold for heart sparing in combination with prone crawl position will be tested. Forty patients (20 with left-sided and 20 with right-sided breast carcinoma) presenting for WBI without LNI after breast-conserving surgery will be included after signing informed consent.

Conditions

  • Breast Cancer Female

Interventions

DEVICE

Prone crawl positioning

Breast cancer patients are placed in a prone position with the ipsilateral arm besides the body rather than extended besides the head on a dedicated couch that provides the required support for maintaining this position.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liv Veldeman, MD, PhD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-29
Completion
2017-03-29

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