Robotic Radical Nephroureterectomy Delphi Consensus

Consensus Development Clinical Trial

Official title:

Delphi Consensus on Robotic Radical Nephroureterectomy Curriculum

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05373966
• Other study ID #: UP-22-0032
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University of Southern California
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to develop a structured training program for robotic radical nephroureterectomy (RNU), based on a Delphi consensus among a panel of experts in this field. A standard questionnaire will be used to obtain experts' opinions on the training steps for robotic RNU.

Description:

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is an uncommon, yet biologically heterogeneous disease that accounts for 5-10% of all urothelial tumors. Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with bladder cuff excision is the gold standard for the treatment of UTUC patients. While this procedure is traditionally performed via an open approach, minimally invasive techniques have been used more frequently in recent years. A population-based analysis recently reported an increasing trend in the utilization of robotic RNU from 29% in 2010 to 53% in 2016. Robotic approach not only provides better visualization and optimal exposure during RNU but is also associated with improved perioperative outcomes compared to the open method.

Previous studies have shown that patients treated during the learning phase of a surgeon are at risk of inferior outcomes relative to those treated by experienced surgeons. To overcome such suboptimal outcomes, specific training curriculums have been proposed for some urologic procedures, such as robotic radical prostatectomy, radical cystectomy, and partial nephrectomy. Nevertheless, despite the widespread use of robot for RNU in recent years, no training program is currently available to assist urology residents during their learning process.

This study will provide the first training program for robotic RNU. This curriculum can help to track the progression of the trainee and ensure that defined benchmarks of skills will be reached before the trainee progresses to the next level of difficulty. In addition, it will ultimately improve patients' safety during the learning phase of the urologists.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Experts in the field of robotic RNU

Exclusion Criteria:

• Panelists who were not able to commit to all rounds of the modified Delphi process

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Consensus Development

Intervention

Other:
• Delphi Questionnaire
An invitation email, including a link to the survey, will be sent to the panel of experts in the field of robotic RNU. The Delphi questionnaire will be administered via Welphi.com. In the first survey, panel members will outline the training program for robotic RNU. In subsequent surveys, the expert panel will evaluate the modified criteria using a 1 to 5-point Likert scale with space provided for suggested edits and comments. Multiple rounds will be conducted until consensus is reached. After each round of Likert responses, the study team will calculate the agreement and distribution of responses. Likert responses will be dichotomized with positive values indicating agreement and neutral or negative values indicating disagreement. For the questions that do not reach a consensus of more than 80% in the first round or need further explanation, additional rounds of the survey may be performed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Hooman Djaladat	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Southern California

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (12)

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Veccia A, Carbonara U, Derweesh I, Mehrazin R, Porter J, Abdollah F, Mazzone E, Sundaram CP, Gonzalgo M, Mastroianni R, Ghoreifi A, Cacciamani GE, Patel D, Marcus J, Danno A, Steward J, Satish Bhattu A, Asghar A, Reese AC, Wu Z, Uzzo RG, Minervini A, Rha KH, Ferro M, Margulis V, Hampton LJ, Simone G, Eun DD, Djaladat H, Mottrie A, Autorino R. Single-stage Xi(R) robotic radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: surgical technique and outcomes. Minerva Urol Nephrol. 2022 Apr;74(2):233-241. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.21.04247-8. Epub 2021 Mar 29. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Degree of consensus	The level of agreement for all statements achieving consensus from the expert panel; consensus is predefined as = 80% of the panel rating a given statement	12 months