The Beneficial Value of 18F FDG PET/CT in the Follow-up of Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: the NVALT31-PET Study
The primary objective of this study is to compare the 3-year overall survival of stage III NSCLC patients during follow-up surveillance with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/ Computerized Tomography (18F FDG PET/CT) versus follow-up with conventional CT surveillance.
Participants will receive usual care until 3 years of follow-up (control group) with additional whole-body 18F FDG PET/CT scans during follow-up visits at 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 36 months of follow-up in the intervention group.
Other tasks include:
filling in quality of life (QOL) questionnaires at every time point;
participating in an interview evaluating the addition of the 18F FDG PET/CT scans (optional);
collecting blood at the follow-up time points for our secondary endpoint (optional).
Researchers will compare the usual care control group with the intervention group to see if the additional 18F FDG PET/CT scans are (cost)-effective.
Virtual Reality for Pain Relief in the Emergency Room for Reduction of Fractures and Joint Dislocations - VR4ER Reduction
Suture Techniques to Reduce the Incidence of Incisional Hernia After Midline Laparotomy; Long-Term Follow-Up of the STITCH Trial
Rationale: Incisional hernias (IH) are a frequent complication after abdominal surgery. Prevalence of an IH varies depending on the previous abdominal procedure but could be as high as 70% in high-risk patients after open surgery. To investigate different fascia closure techniques in the prevention of IHs, the STITCH trial (NCT01132209) was designed. The study compared two different closure techniques for closure of a midline incision in adult patients undergoing an elective abdominal laparotomy. Patients were randomly assigned to the intervention group (small bites 5 mm x 5 mm) or the control group (large bites 1 cm x 1 cm). The study showed that small bites are much more effective than large bites in the prevention of an incisional hernia when closing a midline incision.
So far, it has not been studied whether there is still a long-term difference in incidence of incisional hernia between the small bites and the large bites group.
Objective: The primary objective of this study is to determine the difference in incidence of IH between the small bites and the large bites group after 10 years of follow-up from time of randomization in the STITCH trial. The secondary objectives are to measure quality of life (QoL), body image and cosmetic results, and abdominal wall function through questionnaires and physical examination in those patients who are still alive.
100 项与 Stichting Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis 相关的临床结果
0 项与 Stichting Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis 相关的专利(医药)
100 项与 Stichting Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis 相关的药物交易
100 项与 Stichting Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis 相关的转化医学