NCT05233904

DART: Diagnostic-CT-Enabled Planning: A Randomized Trial in Palliative Radiation Therapy

Extracted Fields (from Registry)
Protocol IDNCT05233904
Registration Date2022-02-10
StatusUnknown Status
SponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
CountryCanada
Industrynot industry
Blindingunblinded
Center Typesingel-center RCT
Scopenational RCT
First Patient In2022-06-08
Last Patient Out2023-08-01
Publicationn
Gender %ALL
Mean Age18 Years -
LLM Classifications (Side-by-Side)
Field OPENAI
gpt-4o
Thinking: o3
4902ms / 8351 tok
CLAUDE
claude-sonnet-4-20250514
Thinking: claude-opus-4-20250514
4806ms / 9683 tok
GLM
glm-5.1
6707ms / 8488 tok
Review
rct_type parallel RCT parallel RCT parallel RCT OK
cancer_status Cancer Cancer Cancer OK
non_cancer_spec N/A N/A N/A OK
setting_patient outpatient outpatient outpatient OK
setting_place hospital hospital hospital OK
feasibility feasibility RCT feasibility RCT feasibility RCT OK
intervention_pharmacologic no no no OK
intervention_chemo_immuno_radio yes yes → yes → yes
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: yes Requery: yes — Radiation therapy is an active component being tested in this trial. Thinking: yes — Palliative radiation therapy is the active intervention being evaluated.
yes yes → yes → no
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: yes Requery: yes — This study is testing palliative radiation therapy delivery methods, with radiation therapy being the active treatment intervention being compared between different planning approaches. Thinking: no — The trial tests different CT planning methods for radiation therapy, not radiation therapy itself - both arms receive the same palliative radiation treatment.
no no → no
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: no Requery: no — The trial evaluates diagnostic-CT-enabled planning as a workflow intervention for radiation therapy, rather than testing the radiation therapy itself as the experimental intervention.
intervention_complementary no no no OK
intervention_device no no no OK
intervention_psychological no no no OK
intervention_complex no no no OK
intervention_acp no no no OK
intervention_music no no no OK
intervention_screening no no no OK
intervention_palliative no yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The trial tests a diagnostic-CT-enabled planning method for palliative radiation therapy, not a palliative care intervention.
no yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — This study compares two different CT planning methods (diagnostic-CT-enabled vs conventional CT simulation) for radiation therapy delivery in palliative care patients, making it a radiologic/procedural intervention rather than palliative care consultation or service delivery.
no no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no
OK
intervention_education no no no OK
intervention_digital no no no OK
intervention_other no no → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — The trial involves a diagnostic-CT-enabled planning process for palliative radiation therapy, fitting under the category of complex interventions involving combination techniques related to radiation treatment.
no no → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — The intervention involves diagnostic-CT-enabled planning for radiation therapy treatment, which is a radiotherapy-related intervention that falls under the radio category.
no yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The trial compares two methods of radiation treatment planning, which falls under the chemo/immuno/radio category.
OK
outcome_symptom no no no OK
outcome_qol no no no OK
outcome_dignity no no no OK
outcome_cost no no no OK
outcome_other yes no → yes → yes
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: yes — The primary outcome of 'Time in Centre (TIC) on Treatment Day' relates to feasibility metrics, not symptom/QoL/dignity/cost categories. Thinking: yes — Primary outcome measures process efficiency (time in centre), a feasibility metric not related to symptoms, QoL, dignity, or cost.
yes yes → no → yes
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The primary outcome 'Time in Centre on Treatment Day' is a feasibility/efficiency metric related to healthcare delivery processes, not a patient-centered outcome like symptoms, quality of life, dignity, or cost. Thinking: yes — The primary outcome measures time in center (treatment efficiency), which is a feasibility metric rather than symptom/QoL/dignity/cost outcome.
yes yes → yes
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: yes — The primary outcome measures time efficiency and logistical feasibility (Time in Centre), which falls under feasibility metrics rather than symptom, QoL, dignity, or cost categories.
OK
pharmacologic_sub N/A N/A N/A OK
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