Delphi Study to Identify Crucial Steps and Errors in the Placement of Chest Tubes

Sponsor

University Ghent (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05623631

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Actual Duration (Months)

4.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The goal of this Delphi study is to identify the crucial steps and the errors in Chest Tube Insertion (CTI). These steps and errors will be used for the development of a new assessment tool based on international consensus.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Thoracic Injury	Other: Survey	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

29 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Delphi Study to Identif Crucial Steps and Errors in the Placement of Chest Tubes

Actual Study Start Date :

Mar 30, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 28, 2021

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 28, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Delphi study Participants were asked to complete three rounds of surveys. These surveys collected information on which steps and errors can occur during CTI, and which of these should be included in an assessment tool.	Other: Survey Surveys were distributed using REDCap, and participants were asked to complete these within 5 weeks of receiving the invitation.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Other: Delphi study

Participants were asked to complete three rounds of surveys. These surveys collected information on which steps and errors can occur during CTI, and which of these should be included in an assessment tool.

Other: Survey

Surveys were distributed using REDCap, and participants were asked to complete these within 5 weeks of receiving the invitation.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Steps and errors presented in round 1 [one year]
The number of experts who propose a certain step or error
Number of steps and errors passing round 2 [one year]
The number of experts who agree on the inclusion of each step or error in the assessment tool on a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly disagree - Disagree - Neutral - Agree - Strongly Agree).
Inclusion of steps with their descriptive anchors [one year]
The number of experts who agree on the inclusion of each step with their descriptive anchors in the assessment tool on a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly disagree - Disagree - Neutral - Agree - Strongly Agree).

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Must be experts in their respective fields.
Must hold a degree of Master in Medicine
Must have finished the residency training specific to their field (be an attending physician)
Must have 5 years post-residency experience
Must have performed at least 50 CTIs independently in their career
Must have an interest in educating and guiding junior residents in their training.

Exclusion Criteria:

Insufficient experience in CTI
Insufficient experience as an attending physician

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Ghent University Hospital	Ghent	Oost-Vlaanderen	Belgium	9000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Ghent

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Wouter Willaert, Prof, Dr., University Ghent

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

University Ghent

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05623631

Other Study ID Numbers:

BC-09710

First Posted:

Nov 21, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Nov 21, 2022

Last Verified:

Nov 1, 2022

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by University Ghent

Assessment

Chest Tube Insertion

Rating Scale

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Thoracic Injuries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 21, 2022