PROs Following Low-dose Irradiation for Osteoarthritis

Description

The goal of this observational registry study is to collect data related to patient reported outcomes (pain, function, quality of life, toxicity) in osteoarthritis (OA) patients receiving standard of care radiation therapy (RT).

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

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Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this observational registry study is to collect data related to patient reported outcomes (pain, function, quality of life, toxicity) in osteoarthritis (OA) patients receiving standard of care radiation therapy (RT).

Patient Reported Outcomes Following Low-dose Irradiation for Osteoarthritis (PRO-LO): A Single-arm Prospective Registry

PROs Following Low-dose Irradiation for Osteoarthritis

Condition
Osteoarthritis
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Chapel Hill

UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Willing and able to provide informed consent
  • * Established diagnosis of OA of at least 1 joint
  • * Inadequately controlled pain due to OA despite attempts with 2 or more other treatment modalities and Visual Analogue Pain Score of 4 or greater.
  • * Will undergo radiation as part of their standard of care for OA.
  • * At least 55 years old
  • * Ability to read and speak English.
  • * Any woman who is pregnant or has reason to believe she is pregnant (the possibility of pregnancy has to be excluded by negative urine ß-HCG results, obtained within 2 weeks of CT simulation for radiation planning, or on the basis of patient history, e.g.: tubal ligation, hysterectomy or a minimum of 1 year without menses).
  • * Estimated life expectancy less than 6 months.
  • * Radiation treatment for shoulder OA
  • * Patient weight greater than 550lbs

Ages Eligible for Study

55 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

Theodore Yanagihara, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Record Dates

2034-05