Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01001728
SuPr Study (Supine Versus Prone Treatment Position in Breast Radiotherapy)
A Randomised Trial Investigating the Prone Treatment Position as a Method of Sparing Healthy Tissues in Women Prescribed Breast Radiotherapy (SuPr Study)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 25 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
A randomised, two-arm, non-blinded crossover study investigating the impact of treatment position (prone versus supine) upon reproducibility of tumour bed position in patients undergoing breast radiotherapy following excision of early breast cancer.
Detailed description
To establish whether or not the prone (face down) position reduces exposure of healthy tissue to radiation when compared to the supine position. To compare patient comfort and acceptability in each of the prone and supine positions. To perform a time and motion study for radiotherapy planned and delivered in each of the prone and supine positions.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RADIATION | Imaging investigations (with radiation) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-11-01
- Completion
- 2009-11-01
- First posted
- 2009-10-27
- Last updated
- 2016-05-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01001728. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.