Measurement of the Radiation Dose Cuticles Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00904189 |
Recruitment Status
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Terminated
(PI has relocated)
First Posted
: May 19, 2009
Results First Posted
: October 19, 2015
Last Update Posted
: October 19, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Irradiation; Adverse Effect | Radiation: Standard of care given for treatment of cancer | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Measurement of the Radiation Dose Cuticles Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy |
Study Start Date : | November 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2008 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Standard of care radiation therapy
Standard of care given for treatment of cancer. Subjects receiving incidental radiation dose to fingernails.
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Radiation: Standard of care given for treatment of cancer
Subjects receiving a known dose of radiation during Total Body Irradiation.
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- Mean Dose of Radiation Received by Fingernails [ Time Frame: 2.5 years ]The mean dose in gray of radiation exposure to participants fingernails as determined by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR).
- Determination of the Range of Background Signal Measured by the EPR Device. [ Time Frame: 2.5 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Arm 1:
- Radiation field to include one or more fingernail or toenail;
- KPS > 70;
- For TBI subjects: sufficient cuticle length (3 mm or greater) on all fingers and/or toes.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior therapeutic radiation doses to the fingernails;
- Life expectancy < 6 months;
- lifetime radiation dose of greater than 0.1 Gy through prior radiation therapy or occupational exposures.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00904189
United States, New York | |
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center | |
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642 |
Principal Investigator: | Steven Swarts, PhD | Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | University of Rochester |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00904189 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
U4706 RSRB00014685 ( Other Identifier: University of Rochester IRB ) |
First Posted: | May 19, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 19, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | October 19, 2015 |
Last Verified: | September 2015 |