Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
ILT-3
Study information
Scientific title
A Randomised Trial Comparing External Beam Radiotherapy alone with external beam radiotherapy plus intraterminal Irradiation for Palliation of Endobronchial Symptoms in Advanced Lung Cancer
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Lung (non-small cell) cancer
Intervention
1. Eight fractions of external beam radiotherapy, 30 Gy maximum dose + single endobronchial brachytherapy, 15 Gy
2. Eight fractions of external beam radiotherapy, 30 Gy maximum dose alone
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/1987
Overall trial end date
19/10/2000
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Non-small cell lung carcinoma stage III and IV with endobronchial symptoms alone
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/1987
Recruitment end date
19/10/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Cancer organisations (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary