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Advance Care Planning; an Innovative Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients - a Multi-Centre Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial (ACTION)
Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2018,
"Advanced cancer typically involves multiple symptoms and seriously affects patients´ quality of life. Anxiety and depression are common. Medical care for patients with advanced cancer should be aimed at symptom control, psychosocial support, spiritual needs, and practical issues. Patients’ preferences regarding care should be central. Open and respectful communication are of key importance, but h ...
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Pan-European network for the study and clinical management of drug resistant tuberculosis (TB PAN-NET)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2014,
"This proposal will establish an integrated and synergistic network to address the challenge of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) facing the EU. The objective will be attained through the establishment of a European consortium of expert partners with extensive experience in the conduct of basic and clinical research relating to MDR-TB, TB control and epidemiology. This Consortium will ...
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Studies Investigating Co-morbidities Aggravating Heart Failure (SICA-HF)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2014,
"Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a massive clinical, social and economic problem. Diabetes and obesity increase the risk of developing CHF. Cachexia is also an ominous sign. In 13 clinical and preclinical research projects, SICA-HF aims to investigate the impact of these co-morbidities in CHF patients at the clinical, vascular, cellular and molecular levels. SICA-HF will enrol >1600 patients wit ...
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A European Collaboration to optimise research for the care of cancer patients in the last days of life (OPCARE9)
Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2011,
"The project aims to explore, share and collate existing knowledge and practice in each of the key themes identified within the work programme. It aims to reach consensus (based on current practice and available research evidence) on the optimum care to be delivered in the last days of life and gaps in the knowledge base. In addition, it aims to develop innovative ways of addressing gaps in knowle ...
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