Radiation's hidden toll on the brain: new study maps cognitive changes to protect patients
NCT ID NCT05576103
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 300 adults with primary brain tumors (such as glioma or meningioma) who are receiving partial brain radiation. Researchers use brain scans and memory, attention, and language tests before and after treatment to understand how radiation affects thinking skills. The goal is to link radiation doses to specific brain changes, which could help design future treatments that better preserve cognitive function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fractionated partial brain radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could guide doctors to adjust radiation plans to better protect memory and thinking skills in future brain tumor patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to changes in standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary brain tumor patients
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients 18 years or older 2. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥70 3. Life expectancy of ≥1 year 4. Primary brain tumor patients who will receive fractionated partial brain RT 5. Able to complete neurocognitive assessments Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to undergo MRI with contrast 2. Prior brain RT
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moores Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92037, United States
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