Patient Understanding of LiverMultiScan

Completed

• Conditions: Liver Diseases
• Interventions: Device: MRI; Device: Transient Elastography

• Registration Number: NCT02877602
• Lead Sponsor: Perspectum

Brief Summary

This is a qualitative study to determine which factors affect the patient experience of having a liver MRI, what information patients would like to receive after their MRI, and how patients would like this information communicated to them.

Detailed Description

This is a qualitative study to determine which factors affect the patient experience of having a liver MRI, what information patients would like to receive after their MRI, and how patients would like this information communicated to them. Each individual will receive at least an MRI scan (LiverMultiScan), with many also receiving a FibroScan (Transient Elastography). Patients will then undergo a focused qualitative interview, as well as filling out a questionnaire. The interviews will be thematically analysed and trends identified by significance.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02
• Study First Submitted: 2016-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-24
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 101

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals with experience of liver disease.
• Individuals over the age of 16.
• Individuals willing to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with any contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experience of liver disease	MRI	This is defined as either those who have had direct experience of liver disease as sufferers, or the carers of those who have had liver disease. Each individual receives an MRI (LiverMultiScan), with many also receiving a FibroScan.
Experience of liver disease	Transient Elastography	This is defined as either those who have had direct experience of liver disease as sufferers, or the carers of those who have had liver disease. Each individual receives an MRI (LiverMultiScan), with many also receiving a FibroScan.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Factors effecting MRI experience and understanding.	Immediately (within 1 hour) after undergoing the MRI scan, and receiving results feedback.	This will be analysed based on themes and trends emanating from answers within the focused interview and questionnaire following the scan, and results feedback.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of MRI to ultrasound scan in terms of patient experience.	Immediately (within 1 hour) after undergoing an MRI scan, and ultrasound (FibroScan) scan.	This will be analysed based on themes and trends emanating from answers within the focused interview and questionnaire following the scan, and results feedback.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR); 🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom