N/A
N=1,188
Default Options to Reduce Unnecessary Daily Imaging During Palliative Radiation
Cancer
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03110692 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,188
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Percent of Patients Receiving Daily Imaging — 679; 509 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Default initiation (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary completion
- Oct 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percent of Patients Receiving Daily Imaging |
679; 509 | — |
Summary
The goal of this study is to reduce preference sensitive, unnecessary daily imaging during radiation treatment in which a pre-planned quality improvement default option for radiation treatment prescriptions will be introduced throughout the network of Penn Radiation Oncology.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Radiation treatment courses with palliative intent
- Palliative treatment of bone, soft tissue, and intracranial metastases
- Photon radiation with 3D conformal therapy (3DCRT) only
Exclusion Criteria
- Use of intensity modulated radiation (IMRT) or stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) as radiation treatment modality
- Retreatment to same site
- Proton radiation
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03110692). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.