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Filter by:To study the quality of life of patients earlier diagnosed for cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
Chemotherapy adversely affects quality of life in cancer patients. Both stress management training and exercise training have been shown to improve quality of life. These two types of training have not been directly compared for chemotherapy patients. This study seeks to evaluate the separate and combined effects of stress management training and exercise training on quality of life during chemotherapy treatment. Participants receive either a home-based, self-administered program in 1 of 3 types (stress management, exercise, or stress management + exercise) or usual care (reading materials). It is hypothesized that the combined program (stress management + exercise) will be significantly associated with better quality of life than the usual care group, the exercise only group, and the stress management only group. All participants are assessed at 3 timepoints: before they begin chemotherapy, 6 weeks after their first chemotherapy infusion, and 12 weeks after their first infusion.
To determine the cost effectiveness of treating the child alone and parent alone to traditional family-based method of obesity treatment. It is hypothesized that a family-based approach will be more cost effective, and will support the savings and effectiveness of treating multiple family members together.
The purpose of this study is to determine if a family-based intervention (The FOCUS Program) can improve the long-term quality of life and other psycho-social outcomes of men with prostate cancer and their spouses.
The purpose of this study is to define if palliative surgery in patients with cancer improves quality of life and prognosis.
Study Synopsis Study Title: Double blind, single centre, cross-over study on the effects of weekly subcutaneous administration of 40 mg pegvisomant or placebo on quality of life and insulin sensitivity in acromegalic patients with normal serum IGF-I concentrations during long-term treatment with long-acting somatostatin analogs Study Objectives: 1. To determine whether the addition of weekly pegvisomant administrations improves quality of life 2. To determine whether the addition of weekly pegvisomant administrations improves insulin sensitivity Study Population: Acromegalic patients, who have normalized their serum IGF-I levels down to the upper 25 centiles of normality during long-term treatment with monthly injections of a long-acting somatostatin analogue Number of Subjects: 20 Procedures: - Patients on treatment with Sandostatin LAR (SL) 20 - 30 mg per months i.m. or patients on treatment with Lanreotide autosolution (LA) 90 - 120 mg deep s.c. will be enrolled. - For 4 months, all subjects will also receive weekly s.c. injections of either placebo or a fixed dose of 40 mg pegvisomant - After a 4 weeks wash-out period, patients will switch from either placebo to pegvisomant or from pegvisomant to placebo - Before, and after 2 and 4 months of each treatment period, serum efficacy parameters and quality of life (AcroQol ™/ PASQ™) will be assessed. - Before and after 4 months of each treatment period, pituitary tumor size and insulin sensitivity (HOMA/SIGMA model) will be assessed. Duration of study: 9 months Hypothesis: •We postulate that co-administration of the growth hormone receptor antagonist pegvisomant will improve QoL and insulin sensitivity
Background: Midline incisional hernia is reported from 0,5 to 11% after abdominal operations. Primary repair without mesh reinforcement is almost abandoned because of high recurrence rates (24 to 46%). Use of prosthetic mesh in incisional hernia repair lowered the recurrence rates under 10%. Recurrence rate alone is not the main quality criterion for incisional hernia repair anymore. Large series and meta-analyses confirmed the value of laparoscopic repair as at least equal if not better compared with open repair. Discomfort, pain, diminished quality of life and body image alteration influences functional well being. No baseline information exists in any of these fields treating pre- or post-operative phases in patients with incisional hernia. Respiratory functions and medico-economic evaluation are other rarely investigated fields that we consider in our trial. The objective of this study is to analyse the functional outcome status of patients after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair compared to open repair. Methods: A randomized controlled non-blinded clinical trial is designed to compare laparoscopic incisional hernia mesh repair with open repair on post operative pain, health related quality of life outcomes, body image and cosmetic measurements, respiratory functions, recurrence rates, and cost. Volunteers will be recruited in Geneva University Hospital, department of surgery, visceral surgery unit. Eligibility criteria is male patient aged over 18 years, with reducible incisional hernia who are candidates for elective surgery and medically fit for general anesthesia.30 patients will be enrolled for each group. Follow-up will take place at 10th, 30th days as well as 3 12 and 24 post operative months by questionnaires and by clinical exam by independent expert. An overall cost-analysis will be realized. Patient enrollment in the study will start in April 2008 and estimated to end in september 2009.
The purpose of this study is to see if different types of surgery for lung cancer have different effects on quality of life and pain. What we learn from this study may help us find new ways to improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients who have surgery.
The purpose of this study is to help us learn more about how women who have had or now have ovarian cancer are doing 5 years or more from their diagnosis. We want to learn about general quality of life, long-term side effects of treatment, sexual function, thinking, memory, and psychological effects (such as anxiety and depression). We will also look at how these women are being followed for ovarian cancer. We hope this study will help us better understand how women surviving ovarian cancer are doing.
The goal of the study is to look at surgical recovery and quality of life for men who have an open versus robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RP). RP is a procedure that removes the prostate gland. We want to see how long it will take you to return to health and strength after surgery. Quality-of-life (QOL) means how you feel about your life and your treatment of prostate cancer. The QOL surveys ask questions about your sexual, urinary and bowel functions. We will also ask questions about your use of health care services, out-of-pocket-spending on medical care and about your return to work, in order to learn about the financial impact of prostate cancer treatment. We hope that the surveys will help show how prostate cancer treatments affect your daily life after surgery.