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Comparing Closed Face Masks vs Surface Guided Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Radiotherapy

NCT06870799 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2025-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

At present, open-face masks are used only in patients with claustrophobic anxiety, while all other patients are still immobilized with closed masks, thereby overlooking the need for improvement in patient comfort. Closed face masks in patients undergoing head and neck irradiation have never been compared to no masks in the setting of a randomized clinical trial, but only in feasibility trials. A randomized clinical trial may establish the role of no masks in terms of patient comfort, preference and setup accuracy in all patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Surface guided radiation therapy

Radiation therapy will be delivered using no immobilization mask, but a surface guided system with infrared light

DEVICE

Closed face mask

Radiotherapy with closed face mask for immobilization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Panagiotis Balermpas, Prof. Dr. · University of Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-12
Primary Completion
2027-05-31
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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