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NCT Number: NCT07202273

Simulation-Free, Single-Fraction Palliative Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Bone Metastases

The goal of this study is to provide proof that patients can be treated with simulation-free, single-fraction palliative radiation therapy with a single in-person visit.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant aged ≥ 18 years.
  • Diagnosis of any cancer with one to two painful and treatable metastatic bone lesions.
  • Bone metastases are causing pain or instability in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Amenable to single fraction radiation therapy per the discretion of the treating physician.
  • CT collected within 60 days of registration with adequate visualization of target site as determined by the treating investigator.
  • ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2.
  • Participants must adhere to the following sex and contraceptive/barrier requirements:
  • If participant is of childbearing potential, they must have a negative pregnancy test ≤ 14 days before the planned date of radiation therapy. This may be completed on the day of radiation if results from the pregnancy test are available for review before treatment.
  • For participants of non-child bearing potential: The post-menopausal status will be defined as having been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
  • < 50 years of age:
  • Amenorrheic for ≥ 12 months following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments; and
  • Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution

---≥ 50 years of age:

  • Amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments; or
  • Had radiation-induced menopause with last menses >1 year ago; or
  • Had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses >1 year ago
  • Participants of childbearing potential and participants with a sexual partner of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception.
  • Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.

Exclusion criteria

  • Evidence of spinal cord compression caused by the bone metastases to be treated.
  • Any other condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the participant's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures.
  • Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions that may compromise the participant's ability to understand the participant information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study.
  • Participants taking prohibited medications as described in Section 6.7.1.

Treatment and study plan

simulation-free, single-fraction palliative radiation therapy

Radiation

Radiation will be delivered in a single fraction. The recommended prescription dose is 8 Gy with external beam radiation therapy.

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess the rate at which the intervention is delivered with fidelity to protocol.

    Time frame: 1 day

    To provide proof-of-concept that patients can be treated with simulation-free, single-fraction palliative radiation therapy with only a single in-person visit to Huntsman Cancer Hospital (HCH). This will be defined as receiving simulation-free, single-fraction radiation therapy with documented real-time approval by the radiation oncologist, medical physicist, and radiation therapist that the treatment adequately covers the target without unreasonable or unsafe differences.

Secondary outcomes

  1. The percentage of patients who experience an improved Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Quality of Life Measurement in patients with bone pain score at 30 days post-treatment compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 30 days

    To assess whether the percentage of patients who experience an improvement in patient-reported quality of life related to bone pain after simulation-free, single-fraction palliative radiation therapy is consistent with a historical standard of 70%. Improved will be defined as an increase in total FACT-BP score of ≥ 2.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Rachel Kingford

CONTACT

[email protected]

8015850115

Shane Lloyd, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

8015850255

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Feasibility Study of Simulation-Free, Single-Fraction Palliative Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Bone Metastases (SIM-FREE RT)

Acronym: SIM-FREE RT

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Oct 1, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 5, 2025

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