Clinical trial · Interventional
Study to Develop Head Stabilizer for Use During Brain Radiation Therapy
Real-Time Head Position Stabilization of Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): PI left site.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to begin to develop a device to stabilize the head during stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). SRS is a therapy for brain disorders and cancers that uses a precise dose of radiation to treat a disease, and is different from whole brain radiation. This study aims to stabilize patient head motions during radiation therapy through the use of a special experimental head holder. The investigators would like to first see how the experimental device works in whole brain radiation.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Cancer | Malignant Brain Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Brain Diseases | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlignRT system | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Wiersma Head Stabilizer | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Head stabilizer group
- description
- Patients will be receiving standard brain radiation. The experimental head holder device (called the Wiersma Head Stabilizer) will be attached to treatment table and will make small movements to adjust the position of the head in response to movement by the patient. In addition, the AlignRT system (an FDA approved medical device that automatically turns off the radiation beam if the patient's head moves beyond a set distance) will be used to track real-time motions of the head. This system is used with radiation therapy as standard of care.
- interventionNames
- Device: Wiersma Head Stabilizer
- Device: AlignRT system
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Access feasibility of the use of an experimental head stabilizer device
- timeFrame
- During radiation treatment (5-10 days)
- description
- Feasibility will be defined as to whether or not the 6D target is ≤ 0.5mm and ≤ 0.5deg for greater than 95% of treatment time
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Adults undergoing whole brain radiation cancer treatment at the University of Chicago Medicine.
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