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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00193830
Date of registration: 13/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Tata Memorial Hospital
Public title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Versus Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy in Carcinoma Cervix
Scientific title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Versus Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy in Carcinoma Cervix
Date of first enrolment: May 1996
Target sample size: 750
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00193830
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name:   Shyamkishore J Shrivastava, MD, DNB (RT)
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Affiliation:  Professor & Head, Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Histologically proven squamous carcinoma of cervix

- Performance index WHO grade 0 or 1

- Patients below 65 years of age

- Normal ECG and CVS

- Normal hematological parameters

- Normal renal and liver function tests

Exclusion Criteria:

- Concomitant disease which may adversely affect the outcome

- Poor nutritional status

- Medical or psychological condition precluding treatment

- Previous treatment



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cancer of Cervix
Cancer of the Cervix
Cervical Cancer
Cervix Cancer
Intervention(s)
Procedure: HIgh Dose Rate Vs Low DOse Rate Brachytherapy
Primary Outcome(s)
To asses the feasibility of high dose rate brachytherapy
To compare the early and late reactions of high dose rate brachytherapy in contrast with low dose rate brachytherapy.
To compare the over-all survival and disease free survival in the two regimens.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
TMH/11062/1996/Cx_HDR STUDY
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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