NCT03375892

The Use of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold and Prone Irradiation to Decrease Cardiac Radiation Exposure

A Phase II Study of the Use of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold and Prone Irradiation to Decrease Cardiac Radiation Exposure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to discover more about radiation techniques for people treated for left-sided breast cancer that minimizes exposure to the heart, as noted by mean heart dose.

Detailed description

This study aims to discover more about radiation techniques for people treated for left-sided breast cancer that minimizes exposure to the heart, as noted by mean heart dose. Both prone (lying face down) radiation and Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) are more labor-intensive and usually require longer treatment times for patients than traditional supine (lying face up) free-breathing radiation treatments. Thus, identifying people that benefit most from these techniques can better utilize resources. This study compares supine and prone positioning, with or without DIBH, to further assess which positioning technique will achieve the lowest cardiac radiation doses.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
• Invasive Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Deep Inspiration Breath Hold during Radiation	The DIBH technique involves the patient breathing to a specified threshold and then holding that level of inspiration during every radiation therapy field delivered.
OTHER	Free breathing during radiation	The patient will be instructed to breathe freely.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-03
• Primary completion: 2021-03-21
• Completion: 2021-03-21
• First posted: 2017-12-18
• Last updated: 2025-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States