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Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional

Lung Irradiation for COVID-19 Pneumonia

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04393948

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Official title

Pilot Study of Low-Dose Single or Bilateral Whole Lung Irradiation for SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia

Brief summary

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In this research study the investigators want to learn more about the potential benefit of radiation to the lung to improve the health of patients who are hospitalized with Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) due to infection with a virus called SARS-CoV-2. This infection causes inflammation of the lung, which can make it difficult to breathe. As a result, patients may need supplemental oxygen or be placed on a ventilator. The investigators believe that low dose radiation therapy to the lung may reduce this inflammation and increase the likelihood that patients will need less oxygen support such as ventilation or supplemental oxygen, or be discharged from the hospital in fewer days, compared to without radiation therapy. The amount of radiation is much lower than what is typically used to treat other conditions such as cancer, although it is higher than the dose used for routine medical imaging.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04393948
Recruitment status
Withdrawn
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Radiation

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
40 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jun 18, 2020
Primary completion
May 31, 2021
Completion
Aug 31, 2021
Last update posted
Feb 3, 2022

2020 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115

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