Clinical trial · Interventional
Quality of Life With Esophageal Stent Trial
Prospective, Randomized Trial of the Effects on HRQoL, Cost-Utility and Reintervention Rate, of Nurse Home Visits, in Patients With SEMS Treated Malignant Disease in the Esophagus and Cardia.
NCT01044511CI-TRIAL-00005802QUESTunknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Gastro-esophageal Junction Cancer | Esophageal Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home visits | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| standard | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Home visit
- description
- After SEMS placement, 2 home visits and a phonecall are made by a specialist nurse
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Home visits
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard
- description
- Standard contact via Hotline and traditional referring methods
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: standard
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- HRQoL, EORTC C-30, EOS-18
- timeFrame
- 2 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Malignant obstruction of esophagus or cardia treated with SEMS due to non-operable disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Mentally unable to fill out questionaire
References
Publications (0)
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