Staff Experiences in Robotic Theatres

NCT ID: NCT03453736

Last Updated: 2021-05-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-07-08
• Study Completion Date: 2019-03-21

Brief Summary

Studies have shown that team work impacts patients safety. This is particularly the case in surgical theatres where individuals from different backgrounds (surgeon, anaesthetists, nurses, ..etc) work together to achieve a common goal which is looking after the patient. The robotic theatre set up is different due to the physical separation of the surgeon from the patient and the rest of the team. This may represent a communication challenge. The Study investigators aim to study theatre staff experiences and practices of communication and teamwork in this special setup, investigating any challenges participants may be facing and possible ways of adapting to them. Staff opinions and suggestions for improvement will be explored for utmost surgical performance and patient safety.

The study will involve two parts:1) individual staff interviews and 2) teamwork observations during real life surgery. The two parts should complement each other giving an overall picture of the teamwork in the robotic theatre setup.

Conditions

Robotic Staff Experiences

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Robotic procedures

Experiences and practices in Robotic theatres will be studied via semi-structured interviews with staff as well as team observations during real time robotic surgery. As the study is a qualitative one, data collection will continue till we reach saturation of theoretical categories. We expect 20 interviews and 10 observations to suffice.

No intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a qualitative study involving staff interviews and observations. No intervention is being applied.

Non-Robotic procedures

Staff involved in robotic surgery will have almost definitely worked in non-robotic theatres ie major abdominal and laparoscopic. Staff interviews will explore differences in experiences and practices between these different theatre setups.

In addition, we aim to observe further 5 non-robotic procedures to evaluate staff teamwork and communication within the more regular theatre setup.

No intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

This is a qualitative study involving staff interviews and observations. No intervention is being applied.

Interventions

No intervention

This is a qualitative study involving staff interviews and observations. No intervention is being applied.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Robotic theatre staff as above.

2. Willing and able to participate.

3. Good command of the English language.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Theatre staff not involved in robotic surgery.

2. Participants not willing / unable to participate.

3. Staff that have not worked in a conventional theatre setup before.

4. Inability to read/speak/understand English.

5. Lack of capacity for consent.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Leicester

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

237227

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0647

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id