Phone or Email Reminder in Increasing Vaginal Dilator Use in Patients With Gynecologic Cancers Undergoing Brachytherapy

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT02058550

Purpose

This randomized, pilot phase I trial studies whether phone or email reminders increases vaginal dilator use in patients with endometrial, cervical, or vaginal cancers after they undergo brachytherapy. Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiation which uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. A reminder program may help increase use of vaginal dilators and decrease long-term side effects following brachytherapy.

Official Title

Phase I Pilot Study Evaluating Vaginal Dilator Use and Toxicity Following Vaginal Brachytherapy

Stanford Investigator(s)

Elizabeth Kidd
Elizabeth Kidd

Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with gynecologic cancer who are undergoing vaginal brachytherapy as part of their treatment
* Patients cannot have previously received pelvic external beam radiation or brachytherapy. Patients may be enrolled while undergoing vaginal brachytherapy radiation treatment.
* Patients should have a life expectancy of at least 1 year
* No Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or Karnofsky performance status requirements
* No organ and marrow function requirements
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have received prior pelvic external beam radiation or brachytherapy will be excluded
* No restrictions regarding use of other investigational agents
* No exclusion requirements due to co-morbid disease or intercurrent illness
* No investigational agent, so no exclusion requirements regarding history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to investigational agent or device
* No exclusion criteria relating to concomitant medications
* No exclusion criteria for pregnant or nursing patients from participating in this study (Of note, pregnant patients will not be treated with vaginal brachytherapy, a requirement for enrolling on this study)

Intervention(s):

other: survey administration

other: computer-assisted intervention

behavioral: telephone-based intervention

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Dylann Fujimoto
650-723-8843

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