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

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Metastatic Cancer

Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors

Radiation Toxicity

Treatments

Other: Questionnaire

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00255671

CASE4Z05

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment

76 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Diagnosis of brain tumor or other brain disorder, including, but not limited to, 1 of the following:
- Primary brain tumors
- Brain metastases
- Acoustic neuromas
- Pituitary adenomas
- Parkinson's disease
- Cluster headaches
- Glomus jugulare
- Epilepsy
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Eligible for and scheduled to undergo stereotactic radiosurgery