The Role of Audiovisual Biofeedback on Image Quality During 4D Anatomic and Functional Imaging

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Treatments: Device: Real time position management system; Device: LS PET/CT; Drug: 18-FDG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01172041

SU-05152009-2578 (Other Identifier)

10886 (Other Identifier)

LUN0026

98393 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate whether audiovisual biofeedback, in which visual and audio cues are used to regulate the patient's breathing, can increase the image quality of 4D CT and 4D PET scans.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Required for inclusion in this study are:

• Informed consent
• Diagnosis of AJCC Stage I-III lung cancer of any histology to be treated using radiotherapy at Stanford Cancer Center
• Age 18 or greater
• Painfree in supine position
• Karnofsky performance status 50 or greater

The inclusion of educationally disadvantaged, decisionally impaired or homeless people are allowed if informed consent, in the opinion of the consenting investigator (study PI, co-PI or research nurse), is obtained.

Exclusion criteria

No

• Pregnant women
• Stanford employees
• Stanford students
• Prisoners will be eligible for the study.