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Brain and Central Nervous System TumorsNCT00255671

Acute Side Effects in Patients Who Are Undergoing Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors or Other Brain Disorders

An observational study of Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Metastatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Questionnaire
How many people
76 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2005to May 2012
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Primary care clinic

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of brain tumor or other brain disorder, including, but not limited to, 1 of the following:
  • Primary brain tumors
  • Brain metastases
  • Acoustic neuromas
  • Pituitary adenomas
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Cluster headaches
  • Glomus jugulare
  • Epilepsy
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Arteriovenous malformations
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Eligible for and scheduled to undergo stereotactic radiosurgery

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • No physical or mental limitation that would preclude study compliance

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Endocrine therapy

  • Concurrent steroids allowed

Radiotherapy

  • No prior stereotactic radiosurgery

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Study on the Short-Term Adverse Effects From Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the incidence and types of acute complications in patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
  • Determine the time frame for development and resolution of these complications in these patients.
  • Determine the severity of these complications in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.

Being tested
Questionnaire
Keywords
radiation toxicity, tumors metastatic to brain, adult anaplastic astrocytoma, adult anaplastic ependymoma, adult anaplastic meningioma, adult anaplastic oligodendroglioma, adult brain stem glioma, adult central nervous system germ cell tumor, adult choroid plexus tumor, adult craniopharyngioma, adult diffuse astrocytoma, adult ependymoblastoma, adult ependymoma, adult giant cell glioblastoma, adult gliosarcoma, adult medulloblastoma, adult melanocytic lesion, adult meningeal hemangiopericytoma, adult meningioma, adult myxopapillary ependymoma
Medical subject headings
Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Radiation Injuries, Brain Neoplasms, Astrocytoma, Ependymoma, Meningioma, Oligodendroglioma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • QuestionnaireOther

    Patients complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Short-term adverse effects as assessed by a questionnaire

    Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.

    Measured: at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Nov 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2005
  3. Primary completionApr 2008
  4. Study completionMay 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
76 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00255671
Sponsor's protocol ID
CASE4Z05
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
18 Nov 2005
Last updated
27 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors and Metastatic Cancer, run by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Short-term adverse effects as assessed by a questionnaire (time frame: at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2020.

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