Compression Headband Use to Prevent Hair Loss During Whole Brain Radiotherapy

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Alopecia

In brief

This study hypothesizes that in patients undergoing whole brain radiotherapy, a compression headband will decrease the percentage of patients with significant hair loss following radiation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02935569

Run by

Michael Milano, MD,PhD

People needed

4

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to 18 years old.
• Undergoing whole brain radiation therapy, using lateral opposed fields
• Total planned radiation prescription dose between 30 Gy and 37.5 Gy in 10 to 15 treatments.

You may not qualify if…

• Current complete or near-complete alopecia (natural or chemotherapy-induced)
• Concurrent or sequential chemotherapy with an agent known to commonly cause alopecia (Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Ifosfamide, Taxol (greater than 50 mg/m2), or Vincristine).
• Previous Radiation to the Scalp
• Any active dermatologic disease affecting the scalp, or temporal arteritis
• History of severe headaches.

Where it is running

• Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Med Center — Rochester, New York, United States

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