Increasing patient comfort in palliative radiotherapy with a newly developed mattress: a nonrandomized clinical trial
This prospective clinical trial highlights the need for more comfortable radiotherapy treatments. Compared to the standard thin foam matt, 98% of patients preferred the RTComfort mattress. The RTComfort mattress provided clinically significant reduction in pain associated with lying on flat, hard treatment couches. The mattress is safe for clinical use and shows potential beyond palliative radiotherapy settings.
Authors
- Ilse de Pree
- Manouk Olofsen-van Acht
- Nienke Hoffmans-Holtzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-1963)
- Mischa S. Hoogeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-9903)
- Steven Petit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-8239)
- Olijn Tims
- Cleo Slagter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7874-6253)
- Britt Kunnen
Institutions
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101017
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00