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Radiation Therapy

Brass Mesh Bolus for Breast Cancer

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1 year

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests if daily use of a brass mesh bolus can replace the current standard of care for chest wall radiation after mastectomy.

Eligible Conditions

Breast Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Skin Dose Enhancement Under Brass Mesh Bolus

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy PatientsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Any patient who is going through radiation to their chest wall following mastectomy using a rotational delivery technique and 6 MV, and uses Superflab bolus for some but not all fractions of radiotherapy

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Michael KucharczykUNKNOWN

Hannah DahnUNKNOWN

Nova Scotia Cancer CentreLead Sponsor

4 Previous Clinical Trials

151 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Rotational 6 MV Photon Delivery (Radiation Therapy) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05483712 — N/A

Breast Cancer Research Study Groups: Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy Patients

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Rotational 6 MV Photon Delivery Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05483712 — N/A

Rotational 6 MV Photon Delivery (Radiation Therapy) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05483712 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How extensive is the scope of this experiment in terms of participant numbers?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has been open for recruitment since January 18th 2023 and is actively recruiting participants now. The study seeks to enroll a total of 20 patients at one medical site."

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Are there vacancies in this medical experiment for new participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is pursuing subjects at the present time; it was initially published on January 18th 2023 and revised more recently on July 22nd 2023. This medical trial requires a total of 20 volunteers from one location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Brass Mesh Bolus in Rotational Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy

Thalat Monajemi 2023. "Brass Mesh Bolus in Rotational Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05483712.