Unit
Zentrum für Integrative Medizin
ZIM · Dept. I
Eurythmy therapy versus slow movement fitness in the treatment of fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients: the ERYT/CoordiFit randomized controlled trial
Jan 1, 2021Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most taxing symptom for many breast cancer patients during and after therapy. In patients with metastatic disease, the prevalence of CRF exceeds 75%. Currently, there is no gold standard for the treatme...
Clinical Studies - Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
Completed
Project leader: Schlaeppi Marc
Characterization of Patients Utilizing Complementary Medicine at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Eastern Switzerland
Jul 7, 2020Mit der vorliegenden Studie sollen Daten von Patienten, die eine Therapie im ZIM in Anspruch genommen haben, nach demografischen und krankheits-spezifischen Charakteristika ausgewertet werden. Dies ermöglicht die Anpassung des bestehenden Angebotes a...
Clinical Studies - Jul 7, 2020 - Jul 7, 2021
Completed
Project leader: Schlaeppi Marc, Templeton Arnoud
Members: Schlegel Tiffany
Akupunktur bei chemotherapieinduzierter Dysgeusie – eine randomisierte kontrollierte Studie
Jun 1, 2019Geschmacksstörungen (Dysgeusie) während einer Chemotherapie aufgrund einer Krebserkrankung sind häufig und beeinträchtigen die Lebensqualität erheblich. Bisher gibt es keine wirksamen Behandlungsmassnahmen. In einer randomisierten, kontrollierten, ve...
Clinical Studies - Jun 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2024
Ongoing
Project leader: Schlaeppi Marc
The MENAC Trial - A randomised, open-label trial of a multimodal intervention (multimodal = exercise, nutrition and anti-inflammatory medication) versus standard care in cancer patients with cachexia
Aug 24, 2017Cachexia is a common detrimental consequence of cancer limiting therapy, quality of life and survival. There is no standard treatment available and its complex multifactorial pathophysiology requires multimodal treatment. Based on promising phase II...
Clinical Studies - Aug 24, 2017 - May 31, 2020
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian, Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca
Members: Attoun-Knobel Suzanne, Behnke Nadine
QLQ-CAX24 Phase4
Jul 17, 2017The aim of the present study is to test the scale structure, reliability, responsiveness to change and validity of the EORTC QLQ-CAX24 in conjunction with the EORTC QLQ-C30 in people diagnosed with cancer cachexia with different primary cancer diagno...
Clinical Studies - Jul 17, 2017 - Oct 1, 2017
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca, Attoun-Knobel Suzanne
Stressbewältigung und Teamstärkung durch Achtsamkeit: Mindfulness Based Intervention
Jul 3, 2017Background Reforms within the health care system subject the entire working conditions, in particular physician- or nurse-patient relation, to the principles of cost-effectiveness with consecutively increasing time pressure. As consequence, stress re...
Clinical Studies - Jul 3, 2017 - Dec 31, 2020
Completed
Project leader: Müller-Käser Iris
Members: Schlaeppi Marc, Fringer André
Monitoring of Patients’ Needs, Professional Triggers and delivered Basic Palliative Care Interventions in Routine inpatient and ambulatory of Advanced Incurable Cancer Patients: A sub-study to pilot the clinical practice tool – ESMO patient guide with KIPCC log
Sep 1, 2016Increasing evidence from randomized studies (Level A) shows that quickly integrated palliative care interventions in the treatment of cancer patients may improve the quality of life of patients and relatives, illness and prognosis understanding and s...
Clinical Studies - Sep 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2017
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca
A national palliative care database: A tool to better define the needs of palliative care patients in Switzerland - SwissPALL
Nov 1, 2014
Clinical Studies - Nov 1, 2014 - Jan 1, 2016
Completed
Project leader: Büche Daniel, Strasser Florian
Members: Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca, Forster Michaela
Patient-centred personalised palliative cancer care: A pilot feasibility study of patient-derived clinical benefit-guided chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with a performance status (PS) of 2-3 due to lung cancer (Phönix)
Jun 16, 2014Performance status has shown to be a major negative prognostic factor in lung cancer. Because of the limited time expectancy of these patients, individual clinical benefit (Koeberle) of any intervention should be the main focus. This contrasts the ma...
Clinical Studies - Jun 16, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014
Completed
Project leader: Früh Martin
Members: Strasser Florian, Magayakalbermatten N, Behnke Nadine
Cachexia and Toxicity: cachexia-based dosing vs. standard of care (CAT-Trial)
Jan 23, 2014Cancer cachexia is a frequent condition, characterized by muscle loss not reversible by nutrition only, caused by procatabolic (inflammatory) and hypoanabolic mechanism, with an impact on quality of life, function and survival. An association of musc...
Clinical Studies - Jan 23, 2014 - Nov 30, 2014
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Blum David, Jörger Markus, Fornaro Jürgen, Magayakalbermatten N, Behnke Nadine
Optimiert das Konzept „Bewusstseinsraum“ die Zusammenarbeit im multiprofessionellen, integrativen Board?
Oct 30, 2013Entwicklung und Evaluation von mehrdimensionalen Behandlungszielen zur strukturierten, überprüfbaren Förderung der interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit in einem ambulanten, integrativ-onkologischen Setting
Clinical Studies - Oct 30, 2013 - Dec 31, 2021
Completed
Project leader: Gruber Harald
Members: Fringer André, Schlaeppi Marc, Von Bonin Dietrich
Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme: Overcoming disparities on access to quality basic palliative care in the community: Partnerships to identify and improve clinical, educational, legal and economical barriers
May 1, 2013The project is based on a Swiss-Romanian partnership to develop palliative care in Romania, based on a systematic analysis of the needs, with Swiss experts input in drafting and answering major challenges in offering care to cancer patients. The burd...
Clinical Studies - May 1, 2013 - Apr 30, 2016
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Behnke Nadine, Magayakalbermatten N
Decisision criteria guiding chemotherapy in palliative intention: Focusgroup based formal consensus for candidate criteria
Jan 6, 2013Die Wirksamkeit von Krebstherapien für Patienten mit fortgeschrittenenen, unheilbaren Krebserkrankungen wurde in klinischen Studien untersucht, hauptsächlich bezüglich der Beeinflussung des Tumorwachstums des Überlebens, und der Verträglichkeit der T...
Clinical Studies - Jan 6, 2013 - Dec 6, 2016
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Magayakalbermatten N
Romanian-Swiss-Cooperation Program: IZERZ0_142226: Integration of medical oncology and palliative care procedures in various institutional and economical settings
Jan 1, 2013Summary of the research plan Background: In the care of advanced incurable cancer patients medical oncologists play a sentinel role in not only providing tumour directed treatment, but also in identifying and treating palliative care needs. In busy o...
Clinical Studies - Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015
Completed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Wilm Simone, Magayakalbermatten N
SMiLE-Lebenssinn, persönliche Werte und Spiritualität bei Patienten mit lebensbedrohlichen Erkrankungen (NFP 67)
Nov 1, 2012Zusammenfassung des Studienprotokolls Principal Investigator : Professor Gian Domenico Borasio, Universitätsspital Lausanne Co-Investigatoren : Mathieu Bernhard, Universitätsspital Lausanne; Dr. Claudia Gamondi Palmesino, Regionalspital Bellinzona...
Clinical Studies - Nov 1, 2012 - Oct 31, 2014
Completed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Wilm Simone, Magayakalbermatten N
pre-MENAC
Oct 28, 2012
Clinical Studies - Oct 28, 2012 - Sep 26, 2013
Completed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Wilm Simone, Magayakalbermatten N
Biomarkes Cancer Cachexia in Urin and Blood
Oct 14, 2012Urin
Fundamental Research - Oct 14, 2012 - Dec 15, 2012
Aborted
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Demmer-Steingruber Ruth, Wilm Simone
Decision criteria guiding chemotherapy in palliative intention: prospective study comparing patients, doctors’, and nurses responses- KLS -02785-02-2011
Sep 1, 2012Die Wirksamkeit von Krebstherapien für Patienten mit fortgeschrittenen, unheilbaren Krebserkran-kungen wurde in klinischen Studien untersucht, hauptsächlich bezüglich der Beeinflussung des Tumorwachstums, des Ueberlebens, und der Verträglichkeit der...
Clinical Studies - Sep 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014
Automatically Closed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Wilm Simone, Magayakalbermatten N
Retrospective Analysis of mistletoe-induced fever in cancer patients
Mar 1, 2012Fieberreaktionen gehen gelegentlich sogenannten Spontanremissionen maligner Erkrankungen voraus. In anthroposophischen Kliniken werden Mistelpräparate teilweise intravenös (off label) verabreicht, mit dem Ziel eine fieberhafte Reaktion zu induzieren....
Clinical Studies - Mar 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014
Completed
Project leader: Huber Roman
Members: Schlaeppi Marc, Templeton Arnoud, Kühn Johanes
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center study of BYM338 for treatment of cachexia in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer or stage III/IV adenocarcinoma of the pancreas - EKSG 11/084
Jan 9, 2012Ein ungewollter Gewichtsverlust (Kachexie) ist bei vielen Krebsformen ein unabhängiges Anzeichen für ein kürzeres Gesamtüberleben, selbst vor Beginn einer Chemotherapie. Patienten mit Gewichtsverlust entwickeln zudem häufig stärkere Nebenwirkungen wä...
Clinical Studies - Jan 9, 2012 - Jul 31, 2012
Completed
Project leader: Strasser Florian
Members: Jörger Markus, Gueller Ulrich, Wilm Simone