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Filter by:This randomized control trial will investigate the ability of an effective stress management psychoeducation program for employed caregivers to mitigate psychological distress and pathophysiology in spousal or partnered caregivers of patients' diagnosis with a solid tumor cancer of any stage. It is expected that improving caregiver status will have reduced depressive symptoms.
The PREEMPT CRC study is a prospective multi-center observational study to validate a blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer by collecting blood samples from average-risk participants who will undergo a routine screening colonoscopy.
The BESPOKE CRC study will prospectively enroll patients who have undergone surgery for stage I to IV colorectal cancer (CRC) and who have residual formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue available will provide FFPE and whole blood samples. Patients will receive SIGNATERA™ test results and may be recommended for post-operative systemic therapy or observation by their treating clinician. Patients will be followed for up to two years with periodic whole blood collection. The study also has a control arm that will consist of matched Stage I to IV CRC cases that have a minimum of least 2 years clinical follow-up data.
PEGASUS is a prospective multi-centric study designed to prove the feasibility of using liquid biopsy to guide the post-surgical and post-adjuvant clinical management in 140 microsatellite stable Stage-III and T4N0 Stage-II colon cancer patients.
A centralized unit for integrated management of care pathway in Oncology has been created. This unit settles the patients' appointments (biopsy, intravenous device, chemotherapy, imaging, oncologist...). The aim of this study is to assess the delay between the first appointment with the oncologist and the beginning of the antitumoral treatment, and therefore evaluate the efficacy of the care pathway unit. The second aim is to assess the satisfaction of patients and health care teams.
Improving communication is foundational to improving patient safety. Electronic health records (EHRs) can improve communication, but also introduce unique vulnerabilities. Failure to follow-up abnormal test results (missed results) is a key preventable factor in diagnosis and treatment delays in the VHA and often involves EHR-based communication breakdowns. Effective methods are needed to detect diagnostic delays and intervene appropriately. Manual techniques to detect care delays, such as spontaneous reporting and random chart reviews, have limited effectiveness, due in part to bias and lack of provider awareness of delays. They are also inefficient and cost-prohibitive when applied to large numbers of patients. Diagnostic errors are considered harder to tackle, in part because they are difficult to measure. Rigorous measurement of diagnostic safety is essential and should be prioritized given the increasing amount of electronically available data. To create an effective measurement and learning program researchers must (1) ensure teams know how to take actionable steps on data and have assistance in doing so and (2) prioritize diagnostic safety at the organizational level by securing commitment from local VA leadership and clinical operations personnel. This will ensure that safety measurement will translate into action. The proposed study focuses on creating a novel program to develop and evaluate multifaceted socio-technical tools and strategies to help prevent, detect, mitigate, and ameliorate breakdowns in EHR-based communication that often lead to "missed" test results in the VHA.
The purpose of this study is to gather information about the long term health of people who have been prescribed the Cologuard test, which is used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
DigiMeds™ are medications with FDA-approved ingestible sensors (IS), a wearable sensor patch (patch), and a mobile app, which records time-stamped medication type and dose alongside biometric activity. The aim of this registry is to collect and analyze data on the use of DigiMeds™ and a digital feedback system on medication adherence, patient-provider communication, and data-driven optimization of therapy for cancer patients.
Muscle is lost as part of the rectal cancer disease process. Surgery to treat rectal cancer and its subsequent immobility leads to increased muscle loss. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been shown in previous studies in the critically ill to maintain muscle mass. The investigators aim to examine whether NMES use in the pre and postoperative setting preserves muscle mass, speeds up recovery and improves outcomes in advanced rectal cancer patients undergoing curative surgery. This is a phase II double blind randomised controlled clinical trial.
This study involves drawing blood samples from men before and after they perform 30-minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. The investigators will evaluate whether adding the exercise serum to colon cancer cells in a dish can reduce the growth of the cells compared to the resting serum. Note: serum is the liquid part of the blood that carries hormones and metabolites around the body.