Closed vs. Open Face Masks for Cranial Radiotherapy
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Tumor
- Meningioma
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Upon randomization, patients will be begin treatment either with an open-face mask (A) or closed mask (B). Two individual immobilization masks - the open-face and closed masks - will be fabricated for every single patient. During the 1st half of treatment the randomly assigned mask will be used foll...
Upon randomization, patients will be begin treatment either with an open-face mask (A) or closed mask (B). Two individual immobilization masks - the open-face and closed masks - will be fabricated for every single patient. During the 1st half of treatment the randomly assigned mask will be used followed by using another mask for the 2nd half of treatment. Discomfort/pain/anxiety and mask preference will be scored during treatment with a questionnaire.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04079595
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Matthias Guckenberger, Dr. University Hospital Zurich, Department of Radiation Oncology
Get Well Soon