Surveillance versus ablation for incidentally diagnosed small renal tumours: the SURAB feasibility RCT

Autor:	Naeem Soomro, Jan Lecouturier, Deborah D Stocken, Jing Shen, Ann Marie Hynes, Holly F Ainsworth, David Breen, Grenville Oades, David Rix, Michael Aitchison
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	surveillance ablation small renal tumours feasibility randomised controlled trial Medical technology R855-855.5
Zdroj:	Health Technology Assessment, Vol 21, Iss 81 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1366-5278 2046-4924
DOI:	10.3310/hta21810
Popis:	Background: There is uncertainty around the appropriate management of small renal tumours. Treatments include partial nephrectomy, ablation and active surveillance. Objectives: To explore the feasibility of a randomised trial of ablation versus active surveillance. Design: Two-stage feasibility study: stage 1 – clinician survey and co-design work; and stage 2 – randomised feasibility study with qualitative and economic components. Methods: Stage 1 – survey of radiologists and urologists, and development of patient information materials. Stage 2 – patients identified across eight UK centres with small renal tumours (
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