Acute Side Effects in Patients Who Are Undergoing Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors or Other Brain Disorders
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cancer, Cancer, Other Indications, Brain Cancer, Brain Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | May 2005 |
| End Date: | May 2012 |
Prospective Study on the Short-Term Adverse Effects From Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with
brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live
more comfortably.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are
undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live
more comfortably.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are
undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the incidence and types of acute complications in patients undergoing
stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
- Determine the time frame for development and resolution of these complications in these
patients.
- Determine the severity of these complications in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires
about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed
at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.
- Determine the incidence and types of acute complications in patients undergoing
stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
- Determine the time frame for development and resolution of these complications in these
patients.
- Determine the severity of these complications in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires
about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed
at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of brain tumor or other brain disorder, including, but not limited to, 1 of
the following:
- Primary brain tumors
- Brain metastases
- Acoustic neuromas
- Pituitary adenomas
- Parkinson's disease
- Cluster headaches
- Glomus jugulare
- Epilepsy
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Eligible for and scheduled to undergo stereotactic radiosurgery
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Performance status
- Not specified
Life expectancy
- Not specified
Hematopoietic
- Not specified
Hepatic
- Not specified
Renal
- Not specified
Other
- No physical or mental limitation that would preclude study compliance
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Endocrine therapy
- Concurrent steroids allowed
Radiotherapy
- No prior stereotactic radiosurgery
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