PROSE (Prospective Registry of Outcomes for Shoulder and Elbow) v1.0
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
298351
Contact name
Martin Scott
Contact email
Research summary
Prospective Registry of Outcomes for Shoulder and Elbow (PROSE)
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/EM/0250
Date of REC Opinion
10 Dec 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The registry is designed to make use of existing data collected as part of normal patient care. This is indirectly collected (i.e. copied from existing sources within the patient record). This allows for data cleansing and pseudonymisation. For example we use age at admission rather than date of birth. An upload log matches the patient identifier (hospital number) with a unique study number. This number is used throughout the registry. Only the Data Controller and Administrators have access to this log, which is password-protected on secure hospital servers.
Most data is already available in Excel-compatible formats, which are easy to cleanse, pseudonymise and upload to REDCap cloud. We have designed a theatre noting template and remote PROMs gathering system which brings operation details and our existing PROMs collection into line with this. We have tried to select a comprehensive but limited range of data to allow for analysis of trauma and elective work in enough detail to be useful, whilst remaining within the data set already acquired in routine practice. Importantly, this means that other than the consent process, there is no additional work for patient participants.Research programme
This research database benefits patients and the wider orthopaedic community due to the lack of similar resources outside of national joint registries. We are aiming to supply an anonymised, secure and robust resource, illustrating the “real world” practice of shoulder and elbow orthopaedics in a busy and established specialist centre. The use of PROMs and the importance of fixed time points for collection is now accepted, and our system adopts this philosophy. We also aim for a pragmatic push towards medium-term follow-up by collecting PROMs up to one year after most procedures. We hope that this will become a very valuable resource, leading the way in orthopaedic management and the “real time” use of evidence-based medicine for the education and benefit of both patients and clinicians.
Research database title
Prospective Registry of Outcomes for Shoulder and Elbow (PROSE)
Establishment organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Establishment organisation address
City Hospital Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham
NG5 1PB