Oxygen therapy tested to speed healing after sarcoma surgery
NCT ID NCT03144206
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looks at whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy (breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber) can help wounds heal better after surgery and radiation for soft tissue sarcoma. About 20 adults with sarcoma in the leg will be randomly assigned to receive either the oxygen therapy or standard care. The main goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable to patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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. Males and females within the ages of 18-85 2. Diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma that has been histologically confirmed by an approved reference pathologist 3. Sarcoma of lower extremity location 4. Treatment plan that includes neo-adjuvant radiation therapy followed by surgical resection 5. Expected primary wound closure performed at the time at surgery 6. Any disease stage 7. Any tumor grade 8. Any histologic subtype 9. First or recurrent presentations 10. No vascular invasion or resection/repair/reconstruction that results in decreased perfusion of the extremity 11. No history of radiation therapy to the tumor and/or surgical area prior to the current treatment being studied 12. Must be able to comply with follow up visits 13. Must be able to provide own consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients under the age of 18, or over the age of 85. 2. Treatment plan that doesn't include neo-adjuvant radiation and surgical excision 3. Sarcoma location other than lower extremity 4. History of radiation therapy to the tumor and/or surgical area prior to the current treatment being studied 5. High dose steroid therapy (defined as \>5mg prednisone, or equivalent, daily) 6. Active treatment with chemotherapy 7. Inability of the patient to provide informed consent (i.e. dementia, cognitive impairment, non-English speakers) 8. Plan for post operative radiation therapy 9. Vascular invasion or resection/repair/reconstruction that results in decreased perfusion of the extremity 10. Vascular disease resulting in clinically apparent compromise in blood flow to the treatment extremity (i.e. peripheral vascular disease with diminished pulses, venous insufficiency with clinical evidence of vascular congestion) 11. Actively uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (documentation of history of diabetes mellitus with A1c\>8) 12. Active deep vein thrombosis in the treatment extremity 13. Inability to comply with follow up visits 14. Pregnant females (women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to enrollment)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 273710, United States
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