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Trial Comparing Prone and Supine Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) After Breast-conserving Surgery in Patients With Large Breast Volume at High Risk for Skin Toxicity and Fibrosis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00887523
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2015 by University Hospital, Ghent.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : April 24, 2009
Last Update Posted : June 3, 2015
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Plan, France
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Ghent

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
84 patients with a cup size C or more will be randomized to receive intensity-modulated radiotherapy in supine or prone position.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Breast Carcinoma Behavioral: radiation in prone position Behavioral: radiation in supine position Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 84 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Prone and Supine Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) After Breast-conserving Surgery in Patients With Large Breast Volume at High Risk for Skin Toxicity and Fibrosis
Study Start Date : July 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 2015
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 2015

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
prone intensity-modulated radiotherapy
 Behavioral: radiation in prone position
radiation in prone position
Active Comparator: 2
supine intensity-modulated radiotherapy
 Behavioral: radiation in supine position
radiation in supine position


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. acute moist desquamation [ Time Frame: weekly during radiotherapy and 1 month after radiotherapy ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Acute skin toxicity other than moist desquamation [ Time Frame: weekly during radiotherapy and 1 month after radiotherapy ]
  2. Late skin toxicity [ Time Frame: at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after radiotherapy ]
  3. skin and lung fibrosis assessed with computed tomography [ Time Frame: before radiotherapy and 1 month and 1 year after radiotherapy ]
  4. Quality of life [ Time Frame: at 1 year and 2 years after radiotherpay ]
  5. dose-volume parameters [ Time Frame: of planning ]
  6. time of treatment delivery [ Time Frame: daily during radiotherapy ]
  7. single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with skin toxicity and breast fibrosis [ Time Frame: 1 blood sample before radiotherapy ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • female patients
  • multidisciplinary decision of adjuvant whole-breast irradiation (WBI) after lumpectomy for breast cancer
  • minimum 18 years
  • informed consent obtained, signed and dated before specific protocol procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • mastectomy
  • need for axillary irradiation
  • bilateral breast irradiation
  • previous irradiation at the same time
  • mental condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
  • patient unlikely to comply with the protocol; i.e. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikely to complete the study.
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Contacts
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Contact: Liv Veldeman liv.veldeman@uzgent.be

Locations
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Belgium
University Hospital Ghent Recruiting
Ghent, Belgium, 9000
Contact: Wilfried De Neve, MD, PhD       wilfried.deneve@uzgent.be   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Ghent
National Cancer Plan, France
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Wilfried De Neve, MD, PhD University Hospital, Ghent
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Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: University Hospital, Ghent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00887523    
Other Study ID Numbers: 2009/184
First Posted: April 24, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 3, 2015
Last Verified: June 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases