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Registration number
ACTRN12623000820606
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
30/05/2023
Date registered
1/08/2023
Date last updated
1/08/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
1/08/2023
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Feasibility and clinical accuracy of novel robot-assisted, remotely-performed abdominal ultrasound examination
Scientific title
Feasibility and clinical accuracy of novel robot-assisted, remotely-performed abdominal ultrasound examination
Secondary ID [1] 309760 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Internal Medicine, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal diseases 330164 0
Condition category
Condition code
Oral and Gastrointestinal 327040 327040 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Procedure - Utilisation of existing clinically used abdominal ultrasound systems where system probe is held by robotic arm. Sonographer utilises a gamepad to control the robotic arm system to acquire images.

Any ultrasound system is permitted, and a specific vendor is utilised based on the discretion of the hospital.

Sonographers will undergo a minimum of 15 hrs of virtual (software-based only) and hand-on simulator training, prior to human scanning.

Standard operation manuals are provided to ensure correct and standardised use of the system.

All participants will receive both procedures immediately after each other (consenting staff participants), or within 72hrs of each other (consenting patient participants); with the robotic arm used first and the manual probe used second (consenting staff participants), or the robotic arm used second after manual probe examination (performed for clinical purposes; sonographer blinded to the clinical exam)
Intervention code [1] 326204 0
Diagnosis / Prognosis
Comparator / control treatment
Procedure performed with sonographer manipulating probe by hand to acquire images.

All aspects of this procedure will be the same as those using the probe held by the robotic arm, including; the number and types of images acquired, and number and types of assessments performed.
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 334905 0
Feasibility of novel ultrasound method - Robot manipulation of probe to acquire images (intervention)

Feasibility will be assessed based on ability to obtain both sufficient and valid images to perform the major assessments (and the respective individual measurements) of organ structure and function associated with standard clinical abdominal ultrasound examination,
Timepoint [1] 334905 0
Assessment of primary outcome occurs during examination session - intervention and control procedure performed back to back respectively.
Primary outcome [2] 335091 0
Accuracy of novel ultrasound method - Measurements on acquired images - Robot manipulation of probe to acquire images (intervention)
Timepoint [2] 335091 0
Assessment of primary outcome occurs during examination session - intervention and control procedure performed back to back respectively.
Secondary outcome [1] 422382 0
Assessment of efficiency of intervention - TIme taken to perform all image acquisitions comprising a standard cardiac ultrasound examination (based on time between first and last image capture)
Timepoint [1] 422382 0
Assessment of secondary outcome occurs during examination session - intervention and control procedure performed back to back respectively.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
equal to or greater than 18yrs old, willing and able to participate
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
100 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
under 18yrs old, unwilling and/or unable to participate, known current acute or non-acute disease or condition associated with:
pancreas
aorta
liver
gall bladder
common bile duct
portal vein
kidneys
spleen


Study design
Purpose of the study
Diagnosis
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?

The people administering the treatment/s

The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Other
Other design features
all participants will receive both the novel and current methods
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/08/2023
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
29/12/2023
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
29/03/2024
Actual
Sample size
Target
100
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 24812 0
Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital - Herston
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 40460 0
4029 - Herston

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 313951 0
Government body
Name [1] 313951 0
Queensland Health
Country [1] 313951 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
RMI Oceania Pty Ltd
Address
Level 1/23-27 Wellington St, St Kilda VIC 3182
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 316209 0
None
Name [1] 316209 0
Address [1] 316209 0
Country [1] 316209 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 313088 0
HREC A Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Ethics committee address [1] 313088 0
Metro North Office of Research
Metro North Health
Level 7, Block 7
Butterfield Street, Herston Qld 4029
Ethics committee country [1] 313088 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 313088 0
16/03/2022
Approval date [1] 313088 0
27/05/2022
Ethics approval number [1] 313088 0
84700

Summary
Brief summary
This research study aims to investigate and establish the feasibility, clinical accuracy of remotely-performed, robot-assisted abdominal ultrasound examination performed by general sonographers.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 126958 0
Dr Kristyan Guppy-Coles
Address 126958 0
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Butterfield Street, Herston Qld 4029
Country 126958 0
Australia
Phone 126958 0
+61438758378
Fax 126958 0
Email 126958 0
Kristyan.Guppy-Coles@health.qld.gov.au
Contact person for public queries
Name 126959 0
Dr Kristyan Guppy-Coles
Address 126959 0
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Butterfield Street, Herston Qld 4029
Country 126959 0
Australia
Phone 126959 0
+61438758378
Fax 126959 0
Email 126959 0
Kristyan.Guppy-Coles@health.qld.gov.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 126960 0
Dr Kristyan Guppy-Coles
Address 126960 0
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Butterfield Street, Herston Qld 4029
Country 126960 0
Australia
Phone 126960 0
+61438758378
Fax 126960 0
Email 126960 0
Kristyan.Guppy-Coles@health.qld.gov.au

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



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