New Breathing-Smart CT scan aims to sharpen lung cancer radiation
NCT ID NCT05030207
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new type of CT scan that pauses during irregular breathing to get clearer images for lung cancer radiation planning. It involves 30 adults with lung cancer who will receive one extra scan during their usual treatment simulation. The goal is to see if this method reduces image artifacts and is tolerable for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve the accuracy of radiation therapy planning for lung cancer by reducing image artifacts caused by irregular breathing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants. The new scan may take longer and might not work well for people with very erratic breathing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 years and older
- 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: * 18 years or older * Have the ability to give informed consent * A diagnosis of lung cancer with an indication for radiation therapy * Radiation therapy treatment involving the acquisition of a 4DCT scan for treatment planning Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Patients \<18 years * Patients who in the opinion of the treating physician could not tolerate the extra time on the CT couch for an extra scan
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Blacktown Hospital
RECRUITINGBlacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia
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