Asbestosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All applications for financial asbestosis compensation at the Intituut Asbest slachtoffer (IAS) which are proceeded to the Sectie Asbest-Gerelateerde Aandoeningen (SAGA) from Oktober 2020 will be included in the consecutive validation cohort. Inclusion will be stopped after 59 patients are diagnosed with asbestosis by the reference test.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All applications presided by the IAS will be taken into account for this model. However, IAS can decide to not proceed an application to the SAGA if: Patients already received compensation for asbestosis or malignant mesothelioma in the past or if the applicant was not a Dutch citizen for more than ten years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The sensitivity of the AI- assessment procedure when assessing cases for financial asbestosis compensation in The Netherlands | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and positive- and negative likelihood ratio of the AI- assessment procure when assessing financial cases for compensation for asbestosis in The Netherlands 2. The concordance of the asbestosis probability score between the AI- assessment and the judgment of 3 independent medical specialists 3. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and positive- and negative likelihood ratio of the AI- assessment procedure when assessing the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis 4. The number of assessments in which the AI-assessment failed to provide an asbestosis probability score 5. The sensitivity specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and positive- and negative likelihood ratio of the High Resolution AI- assessment procure when assessing financial cases for compensation for asbestosis in The Netherlands. | — |
Contacts
Nederland Kanker Instituut