Emilia-Romagna Surgical Colorectal Cancer Audit- ESCA
ESCA
A Plan for Evaluating Costs and Outcomes of Colorectal Surgery in Emilia-Romagna (Emilia-Romagna Surgical Colorectal Cancer Audit-ESCA)
1 other identifier
observational
1,400
1 country
9
Brief Summary
Focus of this project is to evaluate the possible financial benefit resulting from an optimization of surgical outcomes throughout a collaborative and systematic auditing activity.The primary objective of this analysis is to assess the employed resources by National Health System related to surgical activities for primary colorectal cancer during a collaborative and systematic auditing activity in 8 Surgical Units of Emilia-Romagna
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Apr 2019
9 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 16, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 28, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 11, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2020
CompletedJune 11, 2019
June 1, 2019
1.7 years
May 28, 2019
June 10, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
health care resources utilization (HCRU)
To identify the resources delivered to surgical patients. Resource are retrieved from administrative database.
90 day post surgery
Cost relate to HCRU
To identify the significant cost drivers for the surgical management of colorectal cancer patients and to verify the impact on economic resource consumption of the systematic auditing activities. Costs are retrieved from adminatrative database.
90 day post-surgery
Secondary Outcomes (14)
% of patients with post-operative complications
180 days post surgery
Rate of mortality at 30 days
30 days post surgery
Rate of mortality at 90 days
90 days post surgery
Rate of mortality at 180 days
180 days post surgery
% of patients discussed in Multidisciplinary team meeting
180 days post surgery
- +9 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Colon surgery
patients diagnosed with colon cancer, who undergone at least one surgical procedure at one of participating hospitals during the observational period
Rectal surgery
patients diagnosed with rectal cancer, who undergone at least one surgical procedure at one of participating hospitals during the observational period
Interventions
colorectal cancer surgical procedures
Eligibility Criteria
All consecutive patients diagnosed with malignant colorectal cancer, who undergone at least one surgical procedure at one of participating hospitals during the observational period will be collected
You may qualify if:
- Histological diagnosis of malignant colorectal cancer;
- Underwent colorectal cancer surgery;
You may not qualify if:
- multiple synchronous primary tumours;
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (9)
Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo studio e la cura dei tumori
Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy
AUO Chirurgia Generale e D'Urgenza Ospedale M.Bufalini
Cesena, Forli-Cesena, 47521, Italy
AUO CHIRURGIA GENERALE OSPEDALE G. B. Morgagni- Pierantoni
Forlì, Forli-Cesena, 47121, Italy
Auo Chirurgia Generale Ospedale Degli Infermi
Faenza, Ravenna, 48018, Italy
AUO Chirurgia Generale Ospedale Umberto I
Lugo, Ravenna, Italy
AUO Chirurgia Generale Ospedale Ceccarini
Riccione, Rimini, 47838, Italy
AOU Chirurgia Generale Ospedale G. Da Saliceto
Piacenza, 29121, Italy
AUO Chirurgia Generale ed Urgenza Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, 48121, Italy
Auo Chirurgia Generale Ospedale Degli Infermi
Rimini, 47923, Italy
Related Publications (1)
Massa I, Ghignone F, Ugolini G, Ercolani G, Montroni I, Capelli P, Garulli G, Catena F, Lucchi A, Ansaloni L, Gentili N, Danesi V, Montella MT, Altini M; ESCA Collaborative Group. Emilia-Romagna Surgical Colorectal Cancer Audit (ESCA): a value-based healthcare retro-prospective study to measure and improve the quality of surgical care in colorectal cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2022 Jul;37(7):1727-1738. doi: 10.1007/s00384-022-04203-w. Epub 2022 Jul 2.
PMID: 35779080DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mattia Altini, physician
IRST
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Target Duration
- 6 Months
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 28, 2019
First Posted
June 11, 2019
Study Start
April 16, 2019
Primary Completion
December 31, 2020
Study Completion
December 31, 2020
Last Updated
June 11, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share