HOBBIT 3: Mental Exercises and Temporal Alteration (HOBBIT-META)
Breast Neoplasm, Radiotherapy, Breath Holding
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Breast Neoplasm
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Volunteer Karnofsky index of at least 90 Able to perform a single DIBH of at least twenty seconds without assistance Age ≥ 18 years Informed consent obtained, signed and dated before specific protocol procedures Female Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant women Volunteers above WHO Obesity class II (BMI>35kg/m²) Subjects on oxygen treatment during day or night COPD or Asthma patients Volunteers with pulmonary hypertension Gastric tube present Smoking Previous and substantial breath-holding experience in the past year (e.g., diver, etc.) Mental condition rendering the volunteer unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study
Sites / Locations
- University Hospital - Radiotherapy Department
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Standard L-DIBH
Intervention L-DIBH
Starts with 2 sessions of normal L-DIBH followed by 2 sessions of L-DIBH combined with mental exercises.
Starts with 2 sessions of of L-DIBH combined with mental exercises followed by 2 sessions of normal L-DIBH.