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Diagnostic-CT-enabled Planning for Cancer (DART Trial)

N/A
Recruiting
Led By David Palma, MD
Research Sponsored by Lawson Health Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 treatment day
Awards & highlights

DART Trial Summary

This trial is comparing two ways of planning for cancer treatment. One way uses a regular CT scan, and the other way uses a special CT scan that is more detailed.

DART Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 treatment day
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 treatment day for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time in Centre (TIC) on Treatment Day

DART Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Experimental Treatment WorkflowExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients do not require a CT simulation appointment. A radiation treatment appointment will be scheduled on an optical surface guidance-equipped treatment unit as soon as available, but a minimum of 24 hours is required between EBAF processing and fraction 1.
Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention
Patients will be booked for CT simulation and treatment as per the local institution's standard practice.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lawson Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor
654 Previous Clinical Trials
413,152 Total Patients Enrolled
David Palma, MDPrincipal InvestigatorLondon Health Sciences Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute
5 Previous Clinical Trials
438 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there availability for individuals to participate in this clinical experiment?

"All information posted on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this trial is actively searching for participants, having initially been published on June 8th 2022 and lastly amended a day later."

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How many participants have been enlisted in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is actively searching for participants and was initially posted on June 8th 2022 with the latest update occurring a day later. 33 volunteers are needed from 1 medical centre."

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~12 spots leftby Mar 2025