Acute Post-Radiation Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2) for Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Recently Completed Radiation Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03916068 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 16, 2019
Last Update Posted : August 16, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Breast Cancer | Procedure: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Drug: Trental Pill Dietary Supplement: Vitamin E | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study Comparing Acute Post-Radiation Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2) Versus Trental and Vitamin E for Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Recently Completed Radiation Therapy as Part of Their Treatment Course |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 1, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 1, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 1, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) - 100% oxygen at 2.4 atmospheres ATA for 90 minutes, Monday-Friday for 30 sessions (six weeks)
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Procedure: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2.4 atmospheres for 90 minutes for 30 sessions. |
Active Comparator: Trental and Vitamin E
Trental (pentoxifylline), 400 milligrams three times a day in combination with Vitamin E, 400 international units orally twice daily for six months
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Drug: Trental Pill
Trental 400 mg three times daily, in combination with Vitamin E 400 IU twice daily
Other Name: pentoxifylline Dietary Supplement: Vitamin E Vitamin E 400 IU twice daily, in combination with Trental 400 mg three times daily |
- Change in breast fibrosis using Bakers Grade Assessment [ Time Frame: Administered at week 1, week 7, week 13, week 25, week 53, and week 157. ]The Bakers Grade Assessment will be used to evaluate if lower incidence and severity of radiation fibrosis is observed in patients receiving post-operative hyperbaric oxygen treatment as compared to Trental and Vitamin E. The difference-from-baseline (DFB) score will be calculated to determine the incidence and severity of radiation fibrosis. Some patients may develop radiation fibrosis at a later time so the assessment will be done multiple throughout the three years to capture timing of fibrosis onset.
- Objective measurements of tissue pliability using a Tissue Compliance Meter [ Time Frame: Obtained at week 1, week 7, week 13, week 25, week 53, and week 157. ]
- Patients' sense of well-being using SF-20 Quality of life survey. [ Time Frame: Administered at week 1, week 7, week 13, week 25, week 53, and week 157. ]Short Form 20 is a survey that patients complete to indicate their overall quality of life. The SF-20 is weighted and summed to provide easily interpretable scales for physical and mental health.
- Pain in radiated breasts using a Visual Analog Scale [ Time Frame: Administered at week 1, week 7, week 13, week 25, week 53, and week 157. ]Visual Analog Scale is a way for patients to assess their pain, on a scale of one to ten with ten being worst pain imaginable.
- Presence of delayed wound healing, surgical complications, implant revision or loss [ Time Frame: Evaluated at week 1, week 7, week 13, week 25, week 53, and week 157. ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 18 years of age
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Patient is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer and is on one of two pathways:
- Pathway 1 involves lumpectomy with radiation therapy, recurrence years later, mastectomy and tissue expander with further radiation therapy
- Pathway 2 involves mastectomy and tissue expander, 6 weeks of radiation therapy, and an implant in 6 months
- Undergone mastectomy with expander or implant reconstruction > 2 weeks before starting radiation therapy
- Completed chest wall irradiation in the past 3 days
- Willing to stop herbal medications as directed by provider
- Willing to stop daily use of supplemental vitamin E (Multivitamin with vitamin E component is acceptable, vitamin E cream is also acceptable)
- Willing to have photographs of chest area taken for research purposes only
- Therapeutic PT-INR for participants taking Coumadin
- If tissue expanders remain intact during radiation, plan for conversion to the final implants must occur > 4 months after completing radiation
- Willing to travel to a Legacy Health facility for study related visits
- Agree to attend study visits outside of standard of care visits, if needed
- Willing to engage in pre/post testing and survey/phone calls
- Willing to attend all 6 weeks of HBOT if randomized to that group
Exclusion Criteria:
- < 18 years of age
- Pregnant or lactating
- Have final implant placed < 2 weeks before start of radiation therapy
- Plan to place final impacts < 4 months from the completion of radiation therapy, if tissue expanders are intact during radiation therapy
- Have evidence of ongoing infection or implant exposure before start of radiation therapy
- Radiation completed more than 3 days prior to study start
- Unable to comply with protocol
- Unable to provide written informed consent
- Unwilling or unable to stop oral supplemental Vitamin E
- PT-INR outside of acceptable range for participants taking Coumadin
- Any delay in radiation treatment greater than 14 days
- Investigator does not believe study participation is in the best interest of the patient
- History of a seizure within the last 5 years

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03916068
United States, Oregon | |
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227 |
Principal Investigator: | Enoch Huang, MD | Legacy Health System |
Responsible Party: | Enoch Huang, Principal Investigator, Legacy Health System |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03916068 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HBO001 |
First Posted: | April 16, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 16, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Breast Neoplasms Breast Diseases Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Skin Diseases Vitamin E Pentoxifylline Vitamins Micronutrients Physiological Effects of Drugs |
Antioxidants Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Protective Agents Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Radiation-Protective Agents Vasodilator Agents Free Radical Scavengers |