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Quality of Life With Esophageal Stent Trial (QUEST)

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Michael Bau Mortensen

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Gastro-esophageal Junction Cancer
Esophageal Cancer

Treatments

Behavioral: standard
Behavioral: Home visits

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01044511
QUEST- AFD A

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare, specialist nurse home visits in patients with inoperable cancer in the esophagus or cardia, who are palliated with Self Expanding Metal Stent, to standard patient contact with regards to quality of life, number and character of reinterventions and cost-effectiveness.

Full description

The aim of this study is to compare, specialist nurse home visits in patients with inoperable cancer in the esophagus or gastro-esophageal junction (cardia), who are palliated with Self Expanding Metal Stent, to standard patient contact with regards to quality of life, number and character of reinterventions and cost-effectiveness.

Enrollment

80 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Malignant obstruction of esophagus or cardia treated with SEMS due to non-operable disease.

Exclusion criteria

  • Mentally unable to fill out questionaire

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Home visit
Experimental group
Description:
After SEMS placement, 2 home visits and a phonecall are made by a specialist nurse
Treatment:
Behavioral: Home visits
Standard
Active Comparator group
Description:
Standard contact via Hotline and traditional referring methods
Treatment:
Behavioral: standard

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Michael B Mortensen, MD, PhD; Ole Steen Bjerring, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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