Status:

COMPLETED

Remote Rapid Onsite Evaluation (ROSE) for Head and Neck Fine Needle Aspirations (FNA)

Lead Sponsor:

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Conditions:

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-19 years

Brief Summary

Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) of cytology FNA samples performed by a Pathologist or Biomedical Scientist is a real time morphological assessment of the sample in the clinical setting with the aim of...

Detailed Description

The new faster diagnostic standards (FDS) alongside NICE guidance and the British association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) guidelines, state that ROSE should be provided for all FNA's. It is n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female participants \> 18-90 years of age
  • Participants attending for an ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of lesions in the head and neck and supraclavicular fossa nodes.
  • All ethnicity or socioeconomic grouping that require an US FNA at RCHT over the 12-month study period.
  • Able and willing to consent to the study

Exclusion

  • Anyone \<18 years of age
  • Patients that do not require an FNA after the initial ultrasound
  • Any participants considered vulnerable will not be included in the study.
  • This study involves testing the concept of remote ROSE rather than direct impact on patient care needs related to ethical of communication issues. For practical considerations and to prevent unnecessary anxiety for patients who are unable to read the information sheets and provide consent, these patients will not be included in the study.
  • Unable or unwilling to consent to the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 25 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 24 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05962944

Start Date

October 25 2022

End Date

July 24 2023

Last Update

August 1 2023

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Royal Cornwall Hospital

Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR1 3LJ