Clinical trial · Interventional
The Long-term Benefit of Hydrogel Spacer in Reducing Rectal Radiation Dose in Cervical Cancer Radiation Therapy.
A Prospective, Multicenter, Exploratory Clinical Study to Evaluate the Long-term Benefit of Hydrogel Spacer in Reducing Rectal Radiation Dose in Cervical Cancer Radiation Therapy.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study is an exploratory study based on the previous study " A prospective, multicenter, randomized, parallel arm-controlled, superiority clinical study to evaluate the role of hydrogel spacer in reducing rectal radiation dose in cervical cancer radiation therapy", in which additional follow up study on the subjects of the previous study were conducted. Subjects (6 subjects in Phase I; 100 subjects in Phase II, 50 in the test group and 50 in the control group) who completed the pre-study will be enrolled in this study if they are willing to participate in the long-term follow-up by signing the informed consent form.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uterine Cervical Neoplasms | Cervical Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrogel spacer | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- hydrogel spacer
- description
- The Subjects randomized to the treatment group underwent placement of hydrogel spacer.
- interventionNames
- Device: hydrogel spacer
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The Subjects randomized to the control group did not receive injection of the hydrogel spacer.
Primary outcomes (6)
- measure
- The stability of the hydrogel spacer
- timeFrame
- Through study completion, an average of 12 months
- description
- In order to verify the stability of the hydrogel spacer, this test will be based on MRI T2-weighed images.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Karnofsky score ≥ 70. Subjects aged ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years. Subjects must be able to cooperate in completing the entire study. The subjects' pelvic and abdominal cavity and joints are free of metal implants and can tolerate MRI. No contraindications to CT scanning. Subjects must be able to understand the purpose of the trial, voluntarily participate and sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects whose target tumors have been previously treated (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgical treatment, etc.) Subjects with other primary malignancies Subjects with contraindications to radiotherapy, as determined by the investigators Subjects with injection site infections. Subjects who are allergic to the ingredients of the device. Subjects whose tumors invade the injection site and affect the injection process and injection safety, as determined by the investigators Persons with severe mental illness, cognitive impairment and thinking disorders. Participants in other drug clinical trials or medical device clinical trials 1 month prior to screening Pregnant or lactating women or those who plan to get pregnant within the last six months Subjects who cannot be followed up as prescribed by the doctor Other conditions that, in the judgment of the investigator, make the subject unsuitable for enrollmen
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDde Freitas AC, Gurgel AP, Chagas BS, Coimbra EC, do Amaral CM. Susceptibility to cervical cancer: an overview. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Aug;126(2):304-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.03.047. Epub 2012 Apr 4. PMID 22484226
- BACKGROUNDPeach MS, Moore J, Giles W, Trainor J, Long T, Moon N, Hylton JE, Showalter TN, Libby B. Development and preclinical testing of a novel biodegradable hydrogel vaginal packing technology for gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2018 Aug;10(4):306-314. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2018.77952. Epub 2018 Aug 31. PMID 30237814
- BACKGROUNDKashihara T, Murakami N, Tselis N, Kobayashi K, Tsuchida K, Shima S, Masui K, Yoshida K, Takahashi K, Inaba K, Umezawa R, Igaki H, Ito Y, Kato T, Uno T, Itami J. Hyaluronate gel injection for rectum dose reduction in gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy: initial Japanese experience. J Radiat Res. 2019 Jul 1;60(4):501-508. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rrz016. PMID 31034570