Nadine Behnke
Patient-needs-based multi-professional delivery of Palliative Interventions by oncologists’ and oncology nurses: a randomized Phase II trial
May 22, 2018Background: Evidence is emerging that early specialist palliative care (SPC) is effective in several defined clinical settings and that it consists of a variety of definable palliative interventions (PCI). PCI encompass pharmacological, procedural, e...
Clinical Studies - May 22, 2018 - May 22, 2018
Automatically Closed
Members: Schmidt Mary Helen, Domeisen Benedetti Franzisca, Attoun-Knobel Suzanne, Behnke Nadine
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
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
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