Evaluation of Bladder Volumes in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Rectum, Using Kilovoltage Cone-beam Imaging (FILL)

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rectal Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01033682

CCR3175

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to implement and access a newly developed bladder filling protocol for patients receiving radiotherapy for rectal cancer using imaging on the treatment unit.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients receiving radical radiotherapy to rectal malignancies.
• Age > 18 years old
• No previous lower GI radiotherapy
• Written informed consent according to good clinical practice (GCP) and national / local regulations.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients receiving palliative radiotherapy to rectal malignancies.
• Patients receiving radical short course preoperative radiotherapy for rectal malignancies.
• Patients unable to give informed consent.