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Jan 26, 11 08:00AMThis pilot study will be a prospective, randomized trial which will take place at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC). Eligible patients will be identified at the time of their first clinic visit. If selected to be involved in the study, the patients will be randomized to one of three different groups: a Guided Imagery and Music therapy group (GIMT) or on...Location: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Feb 16, 11 06:01AMThe aim of the project is to evaluate the oncological and functional outcome of the more extensive perineal dissection - i.e the extra levator resection - in abdominoperineal resections in patients with rectal cancer. Hypothesis: Extra levator perineal resection reduces local recurrence three year postoperatively compared to traditional abdominoperineal resection and i...Location: SSORG, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, Område 2 Status: Enrolling by invitation» Read more
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Feb 25, 11 08:00AMThis is a retrospective analysis of infection on catheters of pediatric oncology patients.Location: Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Criança com C... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Feb 25, 11 08:00AMTo describe the characteristics of the pediatric oncology patients admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and submitted to mechanical ventilation.Location: Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com C... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Feb 25, 11 08:00AMObservational protocol to analyse routine vancomycin serum levels of patients under intensive care and to obtain percentage of patients that achieve therapeutic values.Location: Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com C... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Apr 28, 11 07:00AMThe purpose of this study is to determine whether flushing Central Venous Catheters (CVCs) with Normal saline once per week is not inferior to flushing with 10U/ml heparin 3 times per week, in preventing CVC occlusions.Location: Alberta Children's Hospital Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Jun 28, 11 08:10AMMany children with cancer cannot participate regularly in school due to frequent hospitalizations for treatment or treatment related effects such as pain, nausea, and fatigue. Prior studies have shown that children with cancer desire to attend school while receiving therapy despite these challenges, and that they report psychological and psychosocial difficulties if unab...Location: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Jul 19, 11 06:10AMBreast conserving therapy (BCT) is the standard treatment for intraductal or invasive breast cancer patients. However cosmetic results, e.g. symmetry and nipple displacement, are sometimes poor reducing the quality of life. The use of immediate techniques for oncoplastic surgery (iTOP) seems to improve subjective cosmetic outcome. Oncologic safety of iTOP has been demons...Location: Medical University Vienna Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Dec 30, 11 08:00AMBlood transfusion during perioperative period in patients undergoing to major surgery has been associated to several postoperative complications. Particularly in oncologic surgery, red blood cell transfusion has been investigated as a factor of worse outcome and cancer recurrence due to postoperative impairment of cellular immunity. Although red blood cell transfusion ha...Location: Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Apr 13, 12 08:00AMThe goal of this study is two-fold: to establish a tissue banking respository (defined as blood, urine, soft tissue, tumor specimen, and normal tissue from areas surrounding tumor specimens), and to prospectively assess health related quality of life (QOL) over time in patients with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of neoplasia receiving radiotherapy or photodynamic ...Location: Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pen... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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