Implementation of Point Of Care UltraSound in the Assessment of Crohn's Disease -The POCUS Study

NCT07157436 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 21GA005
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 4
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

• Recognise the potential of POCUS for the management of small bowel CD;
• feel that it should be integrated into local services;
• feel that they have the skills/resources to deliver POCUS;
• can establish criteria for the service success of POCUS.
• Compare the impact of POCUS and MRE on the nature of decision-making of consultant gastroenterologists and their confidence in clinical decision making.
• Undertake care pathway analyses of POCUS and MRE service for IBD outpatients with small bowel CD.

Conditions

Crohn Disease of Small Intestine

Keywords

Ultrasound; Service Improvement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To create an implementation toolkit to facilitate widespread POCUS adoption and integration within NHS IBD clinical practice.

  Total project outcome

  36 months

Study Arms (1)

Qualitative interview study

• One of the following roles: * NHS Gastroenterology consultant * NHS IBD Nurse Specialist * NHS Consultant Radiologist * NHS business managers working in gastrointestinal services * Patient under the care of the NHS for small bowel CD.

Other: Non-interventional study

Interventions

Non-interventional study OTHER

observational study. non-interventional

Qualitative interview study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

One of the following roles * NHS Gastroenterology consultant * NHS IBD Nurse Specialist * NHS Consultant Radiologist * NHS business managers working in gastrointestinal services * Patient under the care of the NHS for small bowel CD.

You may qualify if:

• Able to give valid informed consent
• Aged 18 years or over.
• One of the following roles
• NHS Gastroenterology consultant
• NHS IBD Nurse Specialist
• NHS Consultant Radiologist
• NHS business managers working in gastrointestinal services

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to communicate clearly in verbal and written English.
• Ability to give informed consent.
• Full time NHS Consultant Gastroenterologist (on GMC specialist register).
• Agreement to comply with the study training requirements, protocol and regulatory/ sponsor stipulations.
• Unable to access REDCap\* eCRF via NHS servers. \* https://projectredcap.org/software/

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

Nottingham NIHR Biomedical Research Centre

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Crohn Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Gastroenteritis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Intestinal Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2025
• First Posted: September 5, 2025
• Study Start: May 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2021
• Study Completion: October 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)