Investigating the Improvement in 4D CT Images Using AV Biofeedback
This study will look at how tumors in the chest and abdomen move when you breathe. Your doctors are studying if extra 4D CT scans and instructions on how to breathe can help predict this type of movement and improve the accuracy of radiation treatment. 4D CT scans are approved by the FDA. A 4D CT scan is different from a regular CT because it moves slower and takes more pictures. It takes pictures of the way your body moves when you breathe. This gives doctors more pictures of your body so that they can match your pictures to the way you breathe. In this study, instructions on how to breathe will be visual and audio. Visual instructions will be given to you on a computer screen. You will hear audio instructions through a speaker.
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Checked against the public recordLast updated Mar 18, 2020 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
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Observational
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Study sponsor
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Not specified
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Interventions being studied
- Not specified
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
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- Patients 18 years old or older
- Patients undergoing a scan in the Department of Radiation Oncology for a thoracic or abdominal lesion(s) and identified as candidates for 4D CT.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women are excluded.
- Negative serum or urine pregnancy test prior to study entry is required. Once on the protocol, the patient will be advised and expected to implement an accepted and effective method of contraception such as oral contraceptives ('the pill'),intrauterine devices (IUD's), contraceptive implants under skin or contraceptive injections and condoms with foam.
- Patients who have difficulty lying flat on their back for extended periods of time will be excluded.
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- University of MarylandBaltimore, Maryland
Source and freshness
Processed from ClinicalTrials.gov. Last public update: Mar 18, 2020. Always confirm current availability with the study team.