Acute Side Effects in Patients Who Are Undergoing Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors or Other Brain Disorders

Completed

• Conditions: Radiation Toxicity; Metastatic Cancer; Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

• Registration Number: NCT00255671
• Lead Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the incidence and types of acute complications in patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.

* Determine the time frame for development and resolution of these complications in these patients.

* Determine the severity of these complications in these patients.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-05
• Study First Submitted: 2005-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2005-11-21
• Primary Completion: 2008-04
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short-term adverse effects as assessed by a questionnaire	at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months	Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States