Xray Volume Imaging (Cone Beam CT) - Prostate Cancer

July 15, 2015 updated by: University Health Network, Toronto

A Clinical Study of X-ray Volume Imaging to Evaluate the Daily Set-up Accuracy of Conformal Prostate Radiotherapy

Conformal dose escalated radiotherapy was adopted as the standard treatment technique at PMH for intermediate risk patients with localised disease in 1997. This technique provides a much smaller margin of error for treatment set-up and delivery than with conventional techniques. One way to ensure the accuracy of treatment delivery is to image the prostate position daily, prior to therapy, to allow for appropriate set-up corrections. To do so, imaging markers are implanted into the prostate under guided ultrasound (a standard procedure at PMH). However, there are disadvantages in using imaging markers which include added time to the treatment planning process, and an invasive procedure with a potential for discomfort, bleeding and infection. This study will investigate and compare X-ray volume imaging to the gold standard imaging markers.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

30

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
        • Princess Margaret Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Patient undergoing escalated dose conformal external beam radiotherapy.
  • Patient has low or intermediate risk prognostic factors: all of PSA <21, Gleason score <8, clinical T category <T3, clinical N category 0 or X, M category 0 or X.
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Patient not undergoing escalated dose conformal radiotherapy
  • Patient does not have low or intermediate risk prognostic factors

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To evaluate he feasibility of daily X-ray volume imaging during conformal radiotherapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
To provide preliminary data concerning the relative utility of daily X-ray volume image matching compared to fiducial marker image matching.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Charles Catton, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2003

Study Completion

November 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 16, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 15, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UHN REB 03-0483-CE
  • Abbott-CARO Uro-OncologicAward

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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