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NCT06870799Recruiting

Comparing Closed Face Masks vs Surface Guided Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Summary

At present, open-face masks are used only in patients with claustrophobic anxiety, while all other patients are still immobilized with closed masks, thereby overlooking the need for improvement in patient comfort. Closed face masks in patients undergoing head and neck irradiation have never been compared to no masks in the setting of a randomized clinical trial, but only in feasibility trials. A randomized clinical trial may establish the role of no masks in terms of patient comfort, preference and setup accuracy in all patients.

Inclusion criteria

• Written informed consent according to Swiss law and ICH/GCP regulations before any trial specific procedures; • Indication for head and neck radiotherapy irrespective of tumor type; • Age: ≥ 18 years old; • Karnofsky performance status ≥70; • Patients who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment, and other trial procedures.

Exclusion criteria

• Prior head and neck irradiation; • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding; • Intention to become pregnant during the course of the trial; • Lack of safe contraception, defined as: Female participants of childbearing potential, not using and not willing to continue using a medically reliable method of contraception for the entire study duration, such as oral, injectable, or implantable contraceptives, or intrauterine contraceptive devices, or who are not using any other method considered sufficiently reliable by the investigator in individual cases; • Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse; • Inability to follow the procedures of the trial, e.g. due to language problems of the participant; • Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons. • One of the following Tumor Types: Nasopharynx, Sinunasal, patients with CTV within 5 mm of eyes or spinal cord.

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Status
Recruiting
Phase
No phase (N/A)
Study type
Interventional
Countries
Switzerland
Sponsor
University of Zurich(Other)
Protocol no.
RAO 24-019
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancers
Interventions
Device

Treatments studied

  • Surface guided radiation therapy
  • Closed face mask

Locations · 1

  • Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity Hospital ZurichRecruiting at this site

In total, worldwide, the only site listed in the registry is recruiting.

Site status per the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (last update posted: August 20, 2026).

This status may have changed and says nothing about your eligibility: before taking any step, check with your oncologist or the site.

Other identifiers

  • 2025-D0007 · other identifier

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