Publications by authors named "D A Loose"

Clinical trial enrollment is impeded by the significant time burden placed on research coordinators screening eligible patients. With 50,000 new cancer cases every year, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has made increased access for Veterans to high-quality clinical trials a priority. To aid in this effort, we worked with research coordinators to build the MPACT (Matching Patients to Accelerate Clinical Trials) platform with a goal of improving efficiency in the screening process.

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Real-time tracking of tool and equipment inventories is a critical function of many organizations and sectors. For prisons and correctional facilities, tracking and monitoring of assets such as cookware, hardware, keys, janitorial equipment, vocational/technical specialty tools, etc., is essential for safety, security, trust, efficiency, education, etc.

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We present a case of a patient visiting the ear, nose and throat department with a parotid gland mass, ptosis and facial numbness. CT imaging confirmed a mass in the parotid gland; however, it also revealed a mass in the left maxillary sinus. MRI, positron emission tomography combined with CT and nasal biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of a extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma, nasal type.

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Objectives: To evaluate the long-term anatomical and functional results of myringoplasty in a large cohort of children and analyse factors determining outcome of surgery.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 469 cases of primary and revision pediatric myringoplasties conducted between 2003 and 2018 at the Ghent University Hospital was performed. Anatomical success was defined as an intact tympanic membrane postoperatively.

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Objective: To describe an approach for reporting master protocol research programs (MPRPs) that is consistent with existing good reporting practices and that uses structured information to convey the overall master protocol and design of each substudy.

Design: Qualitative analysis.

Data Sources: ClinicalTrials.

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