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ED: APRIQOT study of performance feedback emailed to endoscopists and endoscopy unit lead clinicians through the National Endoscopy Database (NED) on the endoscopists’ detection of polyps

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Bowel polyps
Digestive System
Registration Number
ISRCTN11126923
Lead Sponsor
ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.048 (added 20/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
546
Inclusion Criteria

1. Endoscopy units: NHS endoscopy units in the UK that perform at least 600 colonoscopies per annum
2. Endoscopists: All consenting independently-practising colonoscopists within a trial endoscopy unit
3. Colonoscopy data): All colonoscopy data from trust-employed independent endoscopists at participating endoscopy units

Exclusion Criteria

1. Endoscopy units:
1.1. Independent sector and private sector endoscopy units
1.2. Endoscopy units performing fewer than 600 colonoscopies per annum
1.3. Endoscopy units without express support for the RCT from the endoscopy lead
1.4. Endoscopy units without express support for the RCT from the trust’s R&D team
1.5. Those units not participating in valid accurate data-uploading to NED
2. Endoscopists:
2.1. Non-consenting colonoscopists
2.2. Colonoscopists in non-independent (supervised) training (NB – trainees who are performing colonoscopies independently can participate)
3. Colonoscopy data:
3.1. Procedures performed by trainee endoscopists in non-independent (supervised) training
3.2. Procedures where an independent endoscopist was acting as a trainer
3.3. Procedures performed by endoscopists who are not employed by that trust
3.4. Procedures performed by endoscopists who are not anticipated to remain in the trust for the duration of the RCT

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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