An interventional study of Simulation-Free Online Adaptive Palliative Radiotherapy in Palliative Radiotherapy, sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.
Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study evaluates same-day, simulation-free adaptive palliative radiotherapy using an online adaptive radiotherapy platform. The study will assess whether image-guided adaptive radiotherapy can be safely and feasibly delivered within a single day for patients requiring palliative radiation treatment. Participants will receive either a single radiation fraction (8 to 20 Gy) or a hypofractionated regimen (25 to 40 Gy in 3 to 5 fractions), based on clinical requirements. The complete treatment workflow, including consultation, consent, adaptive planning, and treatment delivery, will be completed on the same day. The primary outcome is feasibility, defined as successful generation and delivery of a clinically acceptable adaptive treatment plan on the day of consultation. Secondary outcomes include workflow efficiency, acute toxicity, patient-reported outcomes, patient satisfaction, treatment tolerability, and dosimetric comparison between adaptive plans and standard institutional SBRT benchmarks. Approximately 40 participants will be enrolled and followed for up to 12 months.
The study hypothesizes same-day, simulation-free online adaptive palliative radiotherapy is feasible and safe, allowing timely delivery of clinically acceptable treatment plans without compromising treatment quality or patient experience.
University Health Network, Toronto is the lead sponsor of 1,438 studies on the registry; 297 are open to participants now.
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Radiation: Simulation-Free Online Adaptive Palliative Radiotherapy
Phantom-Based online adaptive radiotherapy delivered without a conventional simulation appointment. Treatment planning is generated using image-guided adaptive workflows on the day of consultation to enable same-day delivery of palliative radiotherapy. Radiation dose ranges from 8 to 20 Gy in a single fraction or 25 to 40 Gy delivered in 3 to 5 fractions, according to lesion location, target size, and normal tissue constraints.
Feasibility of Same-Day Simulation-Free Adaptive Palliative Radiotherapy
Defined as the proportion of participants for whom a clinically acceptable adaptive radiotherapy plan meeting predefined clinical goal variations is successfully generated and delivered on the same day as consultation. Feasibility will be expressed as a proportion with an exact 95% confidence interval. A success rate of ≥85% will be considered evidence that same-day adaptive radiotherapy is implementable in clinical practice.
Time frame: Baseline through 12 months
Workflow Duration
Time required to complete the simulation-free adaptive radiotherapy workflow, including consultation, consent, treatment planning, and treatment delivery. Workflow interruptions and causes of delays will also be documented.
Time frame: Day of treatment
Acute Treatment-Related Toxicity
Incidence and severity of treatment-related adverse events assessed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 6.0. Toxicities will be summarized by grade, higher grades indicate worse outcomes
Time frame: Baseline through 12 months
Change in Pain Severity
Pain will be assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF). Scales ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain/no interference and 10 indicates the worst pain imaginable or complete interference with daily activities. Higher scores indicate worse pain and greater pain-related interference. Changes in pain scores and analgesic use will be evaluated over time.
Time frame: Baseline through 12 months
Change in Quality of Life
Quality of life will be assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire for Palliative Care (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL). For the Global Quality of Life and Functional Scales, higher scores indicate better quality of life or functioning. For the Symptom Scales, higher scores indicate greater symptom burden and worse outcomes.
Time frame: Baseline through 12 months
Patient Satisfaction With Same-Day Adaptive Radiotherapy
Patient satisfaction will be assessed using a study-specific questionnaire evaluating treatment tolerability, comfort, communication, and overall experience with the same-day adaptive radiotherapy process.
Time frame: Day of treatment
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