CPAP for Esophageal Cancer With Radiotherapy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Esophageal Cancer
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 44 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center · Government
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of CPAP in patients with esophgaeal cancer undergoing radiotherapy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * does use of CPAP decrease exposure of normal lung to radiation? * does use of CPAP decrease exposure of normal heart to radiation? Participants will undergo simulation twice: * with CPAP * without CPAP
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Diagnosis of cancer, with a tumor (primary or secondary) in the esophagus including tumors in the esophagus-stomach junction.
2. Age ≥ 18
3. Planned RT treatment
4. The level of functioning ≥ 60 on the Karnofsky scale
5. Life expectancy ≥ two months
6. All patients must under…
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