Defining, Evaluating, and Sharing Methodologies for Quality Control in Diagnostic Imaging

March 22, 2024 updated by: IRCCS SYNLAB SDN
The purpose of the study is to validate a radiological quality control (QC) system on the performance of diagnostic imaging. Patient images, previously anonymized by each radiologic diagnostic structures (SDR), will be sent to the QC service, which will blindly submit the images for evaluation external peer review by experts in the field. Through the blinded approach, the information obtained from the QC will allow the SDR to know its own performance analytics, but not those of other SDRs using the service, and to a centralized system to have an anonymized estimate of the quality of performance delivered. Finally, the analyzed data will provide not only a mere count, but will allow to reduce and prevent errors in the appropriateness, execution, reporting and diagnostic content of the examinations

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1500

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects undergoing diagnostic imaging tests

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnostic examinations related to imaging modalities (RX, CT, MR, PET, SPECT...), agreed with SDRs, of body districts on which diagnostic images are available in DICOM format, medical history data and clinical question, report

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Incompleteness of data for the purpose of the review process

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Definition and implementation of diagnostic image quality control procedures for the purpose of purposes of monitoring the accuracy and appropriateness of the service provided by SDRs
Time Frame: 1-36 months
  • Definition of a survey for evaluation of diagnostic procedures;
  • Definition of a panel of experts;
  • Optimization of radiological quality control workflow;
  • Identification of elements for workflow automation;
  • Definition of feedback strategies for the improvement of procedures diagnostics
1-36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 3, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

March 15, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10/20

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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