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NCT Number: NCT02328001

Cost-Minimization Analysis After a Targeted Intervention for EGD and Colonoscopy

This study performs a single intervention of informing endoscopists how much the disposable accessories cost following each procedure. Following this single and simple intervention, prospective analysis of EGD and colonoscopy accessory use and pathology specimen costs will be compared to the same resource costs during a control period where endoscopists are blinded to their observation.

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Key information

Conditions

Primary Focus of the Study is Cost-minimization Analysis

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Oklahoma University Physicians Building, OUPB, Endoscopy Unit

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73014, United States

About this study

This study is a prospective cost-identification and cost-minimization analysis of accessories used during the EGD and colonoscopy procedures. The endoscopists will be the participants under study and not the patients. The study will be conducted in two phases - pre and post-intervention phases. Each phase will include a minimum of 337 combined EGD and colonoscopy procedures and a total of upto a minimum 674 and a maximum of 1200 procedures for both phases. All consecutive patients undergoing EGD and colonoscopy will be included. For the first phase of the study, the endoscopist will not be made aware of the study and also will not be briefed at the end of the procedure with the number of accessories used during the procedure and the dollar value of the accessories. For the second phase of the study, endoscopist will be briefed by the endoscopy nursing staff after completion of each procedure about the total number of accessories used and the dollar value of the accessories used during the procedure. Once the study is completed, endoscopists will be debriefed about the study and outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adults with age of 18 or greater
All races
Indication for therapeutic EGD or colonoscopy
Outpatient procedures done at OU Physicians Building endoscopy unit
Procedure is performed by one of the observed endoscopists

Exclusion criteria

Pediatric population
Diagnostic EGD and colonoscopy procedures

Treatment and study plan

Debriefing endoscopists of the procedure accessory costs

Behavioral

Informing endoscopists of the number of accessories used and the dollar value of the accessories

Primary outcomes

Total cost of accessory use and pathology specimen costs

Time frame: Up to 5 months

The cost of accessory and pathology specimens would be assessed immediately post-procedure during phase 2

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sindhu R Kaitha, MD

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Cost-Minimization Analysis and Its Impact on Resource Utilization After a Targeted Intervention for EGD and Colonoscopy

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Dec 31, 2014
Registry last updated: Apr 7, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.