The purpose of this study is to compose, implement and evaluate a programme to improve the quality of integrated care for patients with cancer.

In literature will be searched for components of integrated care programmes. On basis of evidence based multi-disciplinary guidelines and literature on integrated care programmes a set of indicators will be composed. This set will be measured in 6 hospitals on patients with non-small-cell-lung cancer. In two hospitals an integrad care programme will be implemented and effects on processes and outcomes of care will be measured.

Condition	Intervention
Neoplasms	Behavior: behavior: professional audit and feedback  Behavior: behavior:professionals

Further Study Details: 

Primary Outcomes: guideline adherence
Secondary Outcomes: hospitalization; satisfaction; quality of life
Expected Total Enrollment:  300

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• each new patient that visits the lungspecialist in 6 hostipals in the east part of Holland, in the period september 2004 till march 2005

Exclusion Criteria:

• mortality

Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier  NCT00135980

Marielle Ouwens, MSc      +31243613114    M.Ouwens@kwazo.umcn.nl
Rosella Hermens, MSc,PhD      +31243613129    R.Hermens@kwazo.umcn.nl

Netherlands
      Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen,  Netherlands; Recruiting
      CWZ Hospital, Nijmegen,  Netherlands; Recruiting
      Slingeland Hosptital, Doetinchem,  Netherlands; Recruiting
      Rijnstate Hospital, ARNHEM,  Netherlands; Recruiting
      Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede,  Netherlands; Recruiting
      MaasHospital Pantein, Boxmeer,  Netherlands; Recruiting

Study chairs or principal investigators

Rosella Hermens, MSc,PhD,  Principal Investigator,  Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre   
Hub Wollersheim, MD,PhD,  Study Director,  Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Medical Centre   

Study ID Numbers:  PACT-study M2100; M2100
Last Updated:  August 25, 2005
Record first received:  August 25, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00135980
Health Authority: Netherlands: The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-08-30