Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility of Semi-Permanent Tattoo for Treatment Alignment in Radiation Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Henry Ford Health System
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ephemeral Solutions Inc.
Conditions:
Tattoo; Pigmentation
Cancer, Treatment-Related
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Consenting subjects will receive a semi-permanent tattoo in place of the standard of care permanent tattoo for radiation marking at the time of the radiation planning scan. Subjects will be monitored ...
Detailed Description
Over 3 million patients are treated each year with radiation therapy, with most of these patients receiving permanent tattoos for treatment alignment. The purpose of these tattoos is to ensure accurat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients requiring medical tattoo for treatment alignment.
- Patient being treated with some form of image guidance including kV, MV, or cone-beam CT.
- Age ≥ 18.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2.
- Patients will engage in the informed consent process and provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and must be willing to have photos taken of their tattoos through the treatment and follow-up process and may be required to take pictures of their own tattoo to submit to the research team.
- Patient able to send picture of tattoo via secure messaging.
Exclusion
- Known allergies or hypersensitivity to tattoo ink.
- Personal or religious objection to medical tattooing.
- Autoimmune or skin disorders which may be worsened by medical tattooing.
- Inability to complete the required forms; however, verbal completion is adequate if recorded on the consent documents.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 23 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05248009
Start Date
June 23 2022
End Date
September 1 2024
Last Update
November 14 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202-2689