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Table 1 Study flow chart of examinations

From: Peripheral arterial disease and systematic detection of circulating tumor cells: rationale and design of the DETECTOR prospective cohort study

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V0: baseline visit

within 1 m after V0

V0 + 5w

V1(V0 + 1y)

V1 + 5w

V2(V0 + 2y)

V2 + 5w

Information

      

Informed consent

      

Verification of inclusion and exclusion criteria

      

Enrolment

      

Psychologist presence(1)

      

Personal and family medical history(2)

      

Ongoing treatments

  

 

 

Socio-demography

      

Level of tobacco use

      

Screening round:

- Blood sampling for CTC detection

- LDCT

  

 

 

Results of the screening round

  

 

 

Psychological counselling(3)

 

   

Clinical events since last visit(2)

   

 

 

Adverse events

 

  1. 1: as an observer; 2: focused on cancer and vascular diseases; 3: only for patients who are volunteer to participate at the psychological study