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Motion of Kids on Radiation Treatment
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Summary
At Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, a comprehensive approach to help children stay still during radiation treatment (RT) such as audio-visual distraction (television) is routinely used. These techniques help reduce the need for sedation or general anaesthesia to keep children still to avoid the chance of missing the tumour during RT. This approach has not been systematically evaluated to determine its effectiveness at reducing movement of children receiving RT. The purpose of the study is to measure the movement of children between the beginning and the end of RT to see how much they moved during treatment.
Official title: Paediatric and Adolescent Radiotherapy Without Anaesthesia Using Audio-Visual Distraction - Are the Patients Moving?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 18 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
65
Start Date
2019-10-29
Completion Date
2024-02-05
Last Updated
2026-11-02
Healthy Volunteers
Not specified
Conditions
Interventions
Cone Beam CT Scan
In this study, children will receive one CBCT scan before starting RT as part of standard approach. Then after RT, another CBCT scan will be used to measure movement between the beginning and end of RT.
Locations (1)
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada