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Thermal Imaging to Evaluate Skin Toxicity From Radiotherapy

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Led By William T Tran, PhD

Research Sponsored by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 year

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial uses a special camera to measure skin temperature changes in patients receiving radiotherapy for breast or head and neck areas. These patients often have skin problems due to their treatment. The camera helps doctors see how much skin damage has occurred by showing temperature differences.

Eligible Conditions

Radiation Dermatitis
Radiotherapy Side Effects
Radiation Skin Protection

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Temperature changes in skin during radiotherapy.

Secondary study objectives

Measure patient-reported toxicity using a validated self-assessment tool (Dermatology Quality of Life Questionnaire)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Thermal ImagingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients will undergo non-invasive, thermal imaging of their whole breast or head and neck cancer site, during the course of the radiotherapy treatment, at weekly time intervals.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Thermography

2006

N/A

~810

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