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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/03/064914 [Registered on: 28/03/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/03/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Radiation Therapy 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study comparing Hypofractionated Radiotherapy (HART) with Conventional Fractionated Radiotherapy (CFRT) in Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma (HGG) 
Scientific Title of Study   A Pilot study comparing Hypofractionated Accelerated Radiotherapy (HART) Vs Conventional Fractionated Radiotherapy (CFRT) in Newly Diagnosed High Grade Glioma (HGG): A Randomised non-inferiority Trial  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Dharmendra Kumar Sah  
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH  
Address  Room No.54, Ground floor, Nehru Hospital Extension, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  9115188109  
Fax    
Email  shah.dharmendra2017@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Narendra Kumar  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH  
Address  Room No.54, Ground floor, Nehru Hospital Extension, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  7087009393  
Fax    
Email  drnarendra74@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Dharmendra Kumar Sah  
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH  
Address  Room No.54, Ground floor, Nehru Hospital Extension, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  9115188109  
Fax    
Email  shah.dharmendra2017@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Room No 54, Nehru Hospital Extension, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  
Address  PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Dharmendra Kumar Sah   Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Room No 54, Ground floor, Nehru Hospital Extension, Sector 12, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9115188109

shah.dharmendra2017@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C719||Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Radiotherapy   In Arm A (CONVENTIONAL FRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY, CFRT) total dose of 60 Gy in 30 fractions at 2 Gy per fraction in 2 phases- In phase 1 : Total dose of 46 Gy in 23 fractions over 4 ½ weeks followed by phase 2: 14Gy in 7 fraction over 1 ½ weeks (5 fractions per week, Monday to Friday). Concurrent Temozolomide dosage will be given at 75mg/m2 daily 1 hour before RT, including Saturday, Sunday and holidays during Radiotherapy During radiotherapy treatment patient will be reviewed weekly with CBC, RFT, LFT reports Adjuvant Temozolomide will be given at 150-200mg/m2 from Day 1 to 5, for at least 6 cycles at 4 weekly interval starting 4 weeks after Radiotherapy completion.    
Intervention  Radiotherapy   In Arm B (HYPOFRACTIONATED ACCELERATED RADIOTHERAPY, HART), Total dose 60Gy in 20 fraction over 4 Wks at 3 Gy per fraction in 2 phases. In Phase I: 45Gy in 15 fraction over 3 wks and in Phase 2: 15Gy in 5 fraction over 1 week. Concurrent Temozolomide will be given at 75mg/kg 1 hour before Radiotherapy and on Saturday, Sunday and other public holidays. During radiotherapy treatment patient will be reviewed weekly with CBC, RFT and LFT reports. Adjuvant Temozolomide will be given at 150-200mg/m2 D1-D5 for at least 6 cycles at 4 weekly interval starting 4 weeks after radiotherapy completion.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Histologically confirmed cases of high grade gliomas: Anaplastic Astrocytoma (Grade 3), Astrocytoma (grade 4), Glioblastoma (Grade 4)
2. Age ≥ 18 years
3. KPS ≥ 70
4. Adequate renal, hepatic and hematologic function
5. Patients willing to participate in the study
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Pregnancy
2. Previous history of chemoradiation
3. Other primary, recurrent or metastatic disease
4. Patients with significant life-threatening co-morbidities
5. History of acute or chronic liver disease
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Permuted block randomization, fixed 
Method of Concealment   Case Record Numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Response rate as per RANO criteria at 3, 6, 9 months of treatment.
2. Progression Free survival (PFS) at 9 months
3. Overall Survival (O.S.) between the 2 arms at 9 months
4. Comparison of quality of life between two arms
5. Recurrence patterns of the two arms

 
At 3,6,9 months
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Recurrence pattern in 2 arm   At 3,6,9 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "80"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="80" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/04/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Patient will be fully explain about the trial in their own language about the disease he is suffering from and possible modalities of treatment in their own language. Then patient consent will be take by informing possible outcome and reactions from treatment. Consent will be taken in fully conscious state. Patient will have right to withdraw from trial at any point of time if they wish. Patient wont be able to take any economical benefit by enrolling in the trial. Patient will kept on close follow-up and after treatment. Privacy of patient won’t be affected during and after treatment  
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