Status:
COMPLETED
A Case-Referent Study of Brain Tumors in Adults
Lead Sponsor:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC)
Conditions:
Brain Tumors
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
The etiology of brain tumors is poorly understood. Due, in part, to public concern about a postulated relationship between the use of cellular telephones or other increasingly prevalent environmental ...
Detailed Description
The etiology of brain tumors is poorly understood. Due, in part, to public concern about a postulated relationship between the use of cellular telephones or other increasingly prevalent environmental ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
- Subjects with malignant and benign adult brain tumors from hospitals in Boston, Phoenix and Pittsburgh.
- INCLUSION CRITERIA - Controls:
- Patients admitted to the same hospitals as the cases, and treated for any of a variety of non-malignant conditions.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Reasons for exclusion of cases included absense of histologic confirmation or ineligible diagnosis (e.g., schwannoma of facial or trigeminal nerve rather than of acoustic nerve).
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA - Controls:
- Controls were excluded if cancer was responsible for the hospital admission.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 19 1994
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 26 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
1581 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00339300
Start Date
August 19 1994
End Date
February 26 2018
Last Update
April 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115