Brain metastases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medisch Centrum Haaglanden
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient with * 3 newly diagnosed brain metastases, 2. Adult (* 18 years), 3. Patient will be treated with SRT, 4. Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient has had any treatment (i.e. surgery, biopsy, WBRT and/or SRT) for his brain metastatic disease, 2. Patient will be treated with both WBRT and a SRT boost, 3. Patient has insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, 4. patient has other neurological or psychiatric conditions which could interfere with the results, 5. according to the treating physician, patient is (expected to be) unable to participate in the follow up period, because of serious physical or mental conditions (i.e. a KPS score below 70),
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Indicators of cognitive functioning, fatigue, quality of life and radiological features will be assessed as primary outcomes at baseline (before SRT), one month after completion of SRT, and again three months and six months after completion of SRT. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurological functioning and self care (in daily life) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed