Evaluation of Coaching Impact on Surgical Outcomes
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Understanding the Influence of Human and Organizational Factors on Surgeon Performance to Enhance Patient Outcomes: Experimental Evaluation of a Customized Coaching Program
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interventional
20,791
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This two arms parallel cluster-randomized trial will evaluate the impact of a customized coaching program for surgeons on the occurrence of patient major adverse events. Trends in surgical outcomes before and after the intervention will be compared between surgeons randomly assigned to the coaching program against non-exposed surgeons.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable surgery
Started Feb 2019
Longer than P75 for not_applicable surgery
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 20, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 31, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 31, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 31, 2025
CompletedJuly 11, 2025
July 1, 2025
5 years
August 20, 2020
July 8, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (10)
Occurrence of major adverse event
During surgery or within 30 days after the operation
Occurrence of death
During surgery or within 30 days after the operation
Occurrence of unplanned stay in critical/intensive care unit
Within 30 days after the operation
Occurrence of unplanned reoperation
Within 30 days after the operation
Occurrence of intraoperative and postoperative complications
During surgery or within 30 days after the operation
: Occurrence of avoidable hospital readmission for complication
Within 30 days after the operation
Operative time
From skin incision to wound closure
Length of stay
From hospital admission to discharge, within 30 days after operation
Hospitalization costs
Within 30 days after the operation
Surgeon well-being
Throughout the study, Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Study Arms (2)
Intervention arm
EXPERIMENTALSurgeons randomly assigned to the intervention arm
Control arm
NO INTERVENTIONSurgeons randomly assigned to the control arm
Interventions
* Charting system for outcomes feedback * Profiling of individual surgeon * Modules of improvement
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All adults needing a surgery who are operated by one of the participating surgeons
You may not qualify if:
- Age \< 18 years old
- Absence of surgical procedure
- Palliative care
- Organ transplantation
- Refusal for personal data sharing
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 20, 2020
First Posted
August 31, 2020
Study Start
February 1, 2019
Primary Completion
January 31, 2024
Study Completion
January 31, 2025
Last Updated
July 11, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share