Improving respiratory motion management using a mechanical ventilator.

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Improving respiratory motion management using a mechanical ventilator.

• IRAS ID

  226010

• Contact name

  Qamar Ghafoor

• Contact email

  qamar.ghafoor@uhb.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 11 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Radiotherapy remains a critical part of the treatment strategy for lung cancer. There is still a need to improve radiotherapy delivery and to minimise the side effects from irradiation of healthy tissue. This project is a first clinical investigation of a new idea for improving radiotherapy delivery. We wish to undertake a clinical evaluation of whether our non-invasive regularized breathing and breath−holding techniques can produce measurable improvements in the ability to track tumour position in a clinical setting in patients with lung cancer and hence reduce the planned treatment volume (and reduce the planned irradiation of healthy tissue).

• REC name

  West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/WM/0384

• Date of REC Opinion

  25 Oct 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion