Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of the Medical Benefit of Spa Therapy on Fibrosis After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer or UADT (Upper Aerodigestive Tract) Cancer
Evaluation of the Medical Benefit of a Spa Therapy on the Evolutionary Genius of Late Sequelae Fibrosis After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer or UADT (Upper Aerodigestive Tract) Cancer in Remission
NCT05874492CI-TRIAL-00107896FIBROTHERMErecruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
FIBROTHERME is a comparative, controlled, randomized, multicenter and simple blinded (investigator) trial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the medical benefit in terms of quality of life on the dermatological sequelae of fibrosis 6 months after a dermatologically oriented spa therapy in patients with severe late reactions affecting the skin and/or soft tissues at least 6 months after radiotherapy for breast cancer or UADT (Upper Aerodigestive Tract) cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Fibrosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal cure with a primary dermatological indication | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Immediate spa treatment
- description
- The spa treatment must be carried out within a maximum of 6 weeks after the inclusion visit.
- interventionNames
- Other: Thermal cure with a primary dermatological indication
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Late spa treatment
- description
- The spa treatment must be carried out after the 6-month visit.
- interventionNames
- Other: Thermal cure with a primary dermatological indication
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluation of the medical benefit in terms of quality of life on the dermatological sequelae of fibrosis after a dermatologically oriented spa treatment.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * In situ or invasive breast cancer or cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract * DLQI ≥ 6 (at least moderate effect on patient's life) * General status WHO 0-1 * Radiotherapy completed at least 6 months ago (with no maximum post radiotherapy delay) * Unilateral breast radiotherapy for breast cancer patients * Skin or soft tissue toxicity (- modules: Skin atrophy, fibrosis of deep connective tissues, fibrosis of superficial soft tissues) CTCAE v4.0 grade ≥ 2 * No inflammatory or infectious flare at inclusion * Female of childbearing potential: negative urine pregnancy test at inclusion * Patient informed and signed consent * Affiliation to a social security systeme or equivalent Exclusion Criteria: * Progressive phase of cancer * Metastatic disease * Patient undergoing specific treatment for breast cancer (except adjuvant hormone therapy and/or adjuvant herceptin) * Bilateral breast/parietal radiotherapy * Breast prosthesis wearer for breast cancer patients * Patient with a tracheostomy for patients with head and neck cancer * Obvious skin ulceration in the site of interest * Contraindication to spa treatment (acute inflammatory disease, active infections, heart failure with NYHA stage \> 1, chronic respiratory failure, labile hypertension, bullous disease) * Chronic progressive dermatological disease * Women who are pregnant or likely to become pregnant within 6 months or who are breastfeeding * Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship
References
Publications (17)
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