Compassionate Same-Day Evaluation & Delivery of XRT for Bony Metastasis in Hospice Patients

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Symptomatic Osseous Bone Lesions From Any Malignancy

Treatments: Other: Survey Administration; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Radiation: Radiation Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01760941

MCC-14596

NCI-2012-03117 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a survey study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an affordable, $400 flat rate, same-day consultation, simulation, and delivery of a single fraction of palliative radiation therapy for patients with symptomatic bony metastatic disease who are currently enrolled in hospice. Treatment planning and delivery of palliative radiotherapy will utilize "standard of care" techniques.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Symptomatic osseous bone lesion(s) from any malignancy, whether primary of metastatic, with histological confirmation of malignancy.
• Currently enrolled in hospice and referred for single fraction palliative radiotherapy.
• Performance status (to be evaluated by the radiation oncologist), Karnofsky Performance Scale ≥ 20 or ECOG Performance Scale < 5 .
• Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy.
• Unable to understand English.
• Unable to complete forms with assistance.
• Concurrent enrollment in a study of pain management involving medications or devices.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment (radiation therapy)

Experimental group

Description:

This is a survey study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an affordable, $400 flat rate, same-day consultation, simulation, and delivery of a single fraction of palliative radiation therapy for patients with symptomatic bony metastatic disease who are currently enrolled in hospice. Treatment planning and delivery of palliative radiotherapy will utilize "standard of care" techniques. A physician survey of feasibility will be conducted on the treatment day. Patient surveys will conducted on the day of treatment and at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, and 6 months after treatment.

Treatment:

Radiation: Radiation Therapy

Other: Survey Administration

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment