Comparing SBRT to CRT in Patients With Spinal Metastases
This is a single institutional registry-based, prospective, observational study to describe radiation oncologists' decision making during evaluation of patients and to compare real-world outcomes of SBRT vs CRT. A registry-based trial involves observing the effect of something without manipulating it.
| Condition(s) | Spinal Metastases |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Study type | Observational |
| Summary | This is a single institutional registry-based, prospective, observational study to describe radiation oncologists' decision making during evaluation of patients and to compare real-world outcomes of SBRT vs CRT. A registry-based trial involves observing the effect of something without manipulating it. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years of age or older. * Patients seen at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre with painful spinal metastases amenable to radiation treatment. * Confirmation of diagnosis: a) Known/documented prior histological cancer diagnosis * Able to provide written consent * ECOG performance status 0-3 Exclusion Criteria: * Prior radiotherapy, with fields overlapping, resulting in excessive doses to organs at risk * Lymphoma, myeloma or germ cell malignancies |
| Ages | 18 Years to 100 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University Health Network, Toronto |
| Locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Start date | 2022-12-12 |
| NCT ID | NCT05589701 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05589701 |