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Tapered applicator for Endometrial Cancer

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Waitlist Available

Led By Shari Damast, MD

Research Sponsored by Yale University

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 up to 10 minutes

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study how well a new applicator for endometrial cancer patients fits. No patients will be treated with the new applicator in this study.

Eligible Conditions

Endometrial Cancer
Quality of Life
Brachytherapy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 10 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 10 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 10 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Ability to up-size with tapered applicator

Patient comfort

Secondary outcome measures

Assess in vivo dosimetry (optional for all patients)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Tapered ApplicatorExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

All patients will be fitted with the novel tapered 3.0 cm applicator. Patients have the option of having magnetic resonance imaging with the tapered applicator in place.

Group II: Standard ApplicatorsActive Control1 Intervention

All patients will be fitted with the 2.6 cm applicator and sized up to the 3.0 cm applicator if tolerable.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor

1,847 Previous Clinical Trials

2,736,507 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Endometrial Cancer

71 Patients Enrolled for Endometrial Cancer

Shari Damast, MDPrincipal InvestigatorYale University

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the current enrollment for this clinical investigation?

"Yes, according to the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov this trial is actively recruiting participants. This investigation was posted on July 16th 2020 and its details have been recently edited in September 19th 2022. A total of 32 people are being accepted at a single medical centre for participation."

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Are there vacancies for study participants in this clinical trial?

"The information provided on clinicaltrials.gov states that the trial is actively recruiting participants. It was first published in July 16th of 2020 and has been edited for the last time, according to records, at September 19th of 2022."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

A Novel Tapered Applicator for Vaginal Vault Brachytherapy

2020. "A Novel Tapered Applicator for Vaginal Vault Brachytherapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04318340.