Clinical trial · Observational
Patients' and Radiographers' Experiences and Views of Comfort Management in Radiotherapy
A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Experiences of Comfort During Radiotherapy and Radiographer Views of Managing Patient Comfort During the Delivery of Radiotherapy
NCT03984435CI-TRIAL-00039067COMFORTunknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
A qualitative study exploring patient experiences of comfort during radiotherapy and radiographers' views of managing patient comfort during the delivery of radiotherapy
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Patients
- description
- Patients with a diagnosed malignancy who have been referred for radiotherapy with extended treatment time (\>10 minutes)
- label
- Radiographers
- description
- Radiographers from radiotherapy departments in the UK who deliver radiotherapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Experiences of comfort during radiotherapy - qualitative (non-standard outcome measure)
- timeFrame
- Duration of radiotherapy and up to three months after
- description
- This is qualitative research and the outcomes are derived from transcribed interviews analysed thematically generating codes, themes and sub-themes of patient and radiographers lived experiences of comfort during radiotherapy.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients: 1. diagnosed with a malignancy; 2. aged over 18 years owing to different treatment options for children and young adults; 3. recently referred for radiotherapy, currently receiving treatment or had had radiotherapy within the previous 3 months; 4. treatment delivery time exceeding 10 minutes (the time the patient is immobilised on the radiotherapy couch). Therapeutic radiographers: 1. practicing Therapeutic radiographers; 2. administering radiotherapy with treatment delivery times exceeding 10 minutes per radiotherapy treatment session (the time the patient is immobilised on the radiotherapy couch). Exclusion Criteria: Patients: 1. patients with treatment delivery time below 10 minutes; 2. unable to communicate in English. Therapeutic Radiographers: 1. student Therapeutic radiographers, 2. no more than two radiographers from the same radiotherapy department.
References
Publications (14)
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- BACKGROUNDCheng. F, Wang.W. Factors influencing comfort level in head and neck neoplasm patients receiving radiotherapy. Int J Nur Scie. 2014; 1 (4): 394-399
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- BACKGROUNDGoldsworthy.SD, Tuke.K, Latour.J.M. A focus group consultation round exploring patient experiences of comfort during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer; Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice; 2016; 15 (2)143-149