ational root cause analysis to lower missed diagnoses of oesophageal and gastric cancers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: pper gastrointestinal cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18401827
• Lead Sponsor: Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-06-06
• Last Update Posted: 25 March 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Endoscopy that did not diagnose cancer 6 to 36 months before the diagnosis date
2. Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma or gastric adenocarcinoma
3. Resident in England

Exclusion Criteria

1. Oesophageal or gastric carcinomas with no endoscopy that did not diagnose cancer 6 to 36 months before the diagnosis date
2. Other types of malignancy diagnosed in the oesophagus or stomach (e.g. metastatic or neuroendocrine tumours)
3. Not resident in England

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Root cause analysis of causes of post-endoscopy upper GI cancer (PEUGIC) assessed using a secure online proforma completed by the local endoscopy team over the course of 2 years with a national analysis of aggregated data

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Contributory factors to PEUGIC assessed using a secure online proforma completed by the local endoscopy team over the course of 2 years with a national analysis of aggregated data