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The objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy, acceptability, and scalability of diagnostic-CT-enabled planning, compared to conventional CT simulation planning.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Standard of Care | Active Comparator | Patients will be booked for CT simulation and treatment as per the local institution's standard practice. |
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| Experimental Treatment Workflow | Experimental | Patients do not require a CT simulation appointment. A radiation treatment appointment will be scheduled on an optical surface guidance-equipped treatment unit as soon as available, but a minimum of 24 hours is required between EBAF processing and fraction 1. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Diagnostic-CT-enabled Planning | Diagnostic Test | Diagnostic-CT-enabled planning for patient receiving palliative radiation treatment to bone, soft tissue and lung disease |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Time in Centre (TIC) on Treatment Day | This is defined as the total time in hours spent at the cancer centre from the scheduled CT simulation (Arrm 1) or treatment delivery (Arm 2) appointment until beam delivery completion. | 1 Treatment Day |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| David Palma, MD | Contact | 519-685-8500 | David.Palma@lhsc.on.ca | |
| Melissa O'Neil | Contact | Melissa.ONeil@lhsc.on.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David Palma, MD | London Health Sciences Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| London Health Sciences Centre | Recruiting | London | Ontario | N6A 5W9 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36482335 | Derived | O'Neil M, Nguyen TK, Laba J, Dinniwell R, Warner A, Palma DA. DART: diagnostic-CT-enabled planning: a randomized trial in palliative radiation therapy (study protocol). BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Dec 9;21(1):220. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01115-y. |
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| Standard of Care | Diagnostic Test | Patients will be booked for CT simulation and treatment as per the local institution's standard practice |
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