Determination of patient comfort during PET / CT examinations based on patient's reports and evaluations with visual analog scales.
Suspended
- Conditions
- Various diseases (oncology, inflammatory diseases, etc.) for which PET / CT is clinically indicated.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00026163
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Tübingen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
Performing a PET / CT based on a clinical indication,
- Age =18 years,
- Written consent from the patient.
Exclusion Criteria
- Insufficient language skills (German)
- Limited ability to give consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recording of the subjective perceptions of patients regarding the PET / CT examination experience by means of visual analog scales. In this regard determination of differences between two types of PET / CT devices (Biograph mCT and Biograph Vision Quadra, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Determination of influencing factors on the patient evaluations for the PET / CT examination,<br>- Evaluation of the VAS method to determine patient comfort,<br>- Optimization of the overall PET / CT workflow,<br>- Optimization of the PET / CT examination protocols,<br>- Improvement of the patient comfort with regard to the PET / CT examination,<br>- Improvement of patient compliance with regard to the PET / CT examination,<br>- Quality control.<br><br>