Psychometric Assessment for Daycase Fibroid Embolisation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Day case fibroid embolisation: Using psychometric assessment to predict patient suitability
IRAS ID
261691
Contact name
Richard Harrison
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Reading
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a NICE approved treatment for fibroids, and has been performed at the RBH for >10 years. Over the last 12 months, the department of radiology has been offering a day case treatment pathway, which is preferred by patients, and has obvious financial benefits for the trust. Unfortunately 35% of patients are admitted overnight, deviating from the day case pathway. There is a great deal of psychology literature within the field of orthopaedics investigating the impact of psychological traits on outcomes following knee replacement. This literature suggests that by identifying specific factors such as patients’ anxiety levels, and pre-catastrophizing scores; one can predict patients’ who are likely to experience chronic pain and have poor surgical outcomes. The rationale for this study is based on the premise that psychometric assessments are found to be valuable when predicting post-operative clinical outcomes, and we would like to apply this concept to predicting outcomes in patients’ undergoing UAE for the first time. By undertaking a literature review and collating a collection of suitable validated questionnaires, the researchers at UoR will develop a unique psychological questionnaire that will be given to all patients prior to day case UAE. The group will then investigate whether a correlation exists between the measured psychological traits and failure to adhere to the day case pathway. If a correlation is found, this may be an effective tool to use to select which patients should have UAE as a day case procedure and which will require a bed, therefore avoiding unplanned admissions. 35 patients will be included in this pilot study.
REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1621
Date of REC Opinion
8 Oct 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion