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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Thoracic Injury
• Interventions: Other: Survey

• Registration Number: NCT05623631
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-28
• Study Completion: 2021-09-28
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Delphi study	Survey	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ghent University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium