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Behavioral Intervention for Preoperative Care in Surgery (Pre-Op Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Kyle Kirkham, MD

Research Sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

Pre-Op Trial Summary

This trial evaluates the effect of a behavioral intervention on reducing low-value pre-op tests in low risk surgeries. It will be conducted in 22 hospitals in Ontario, Canada.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for hospitals in Ontario, Canada that frequently order routine preoperative tests and patients aged 18 or older undergoing low-risk surgeries like endoscopy, eye surgery, knee arthroscopy, or hernia repair. Hospitals with emergency elective chest X-rays and/or electrocardiograms are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing a behavioral intervention aimed at anesthesiologists and surgeons to see if it reduces unnecessary preoperative tests (like ECGs and chest X-rays) in patients having low-risk surgeries. It's being conducted across 22 hospitals.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on reducing test orders rather than administering drugs or medical procedures, there aren't direct side effects as you would expect from medication trials.

Pre-Op Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Pre-operative testing

Secondary outcome measures

All-cause mortality

Economic Evaluation

Fidelity evaluation

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Pre-Op Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: De-implementationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A multi-behaviour technique will be used along with theoretical domains framework. Clinicians will be provided with continuing multi-behaviour component intervention to increase accountability for preoperative test ordering in patients having low risk surgeries.

Group II: ComparatorActive Control1 Intervention

Standard of care

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteLead Sponsor

561 Previous Clinical Trials

2,785,472 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,345 Previous Clinical Trials

26,453,492 Total Patients Enrolled

Kyle Kirkham, MDPrincipal InvestigatorDepartment of Anaesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the enrollment period for this research project currently open?

"Clinicaltrials.gov informs us that this study is actively enrolling volunteers, with the first records showing up on January 1st 2024 and most recently modified on October 31st 2023."

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What is the cohort size of participants in this experiment?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov's records reflect that this experiment is actively seeking participants. The first publication of the study was made on January 1st 2024 and it has since been updated on October 31st 2023. This trial requires 22 test subjects to be recruited from 4 distinct sites."

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How many medical facilities are currently executing this research protocol?

"Presently, 4 different sites are running this clinical trial. Participants in the Kitchener, London and Stratford areas have convenient access to these locations as well as an additional 4 other nearby cities. To facilitate participation and minimize travel demands, it is advisable to select a clinic closest to you."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Reducing Low-Value Preoperative Investigations in Patients Undergoing Low Risk Surgery

Jeremy Grimshaw 2024. "Reducing Low-Value Preoperative Investigations in Patients Undergoing Low Risk Surgery". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05526495.