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Early Versus Late Surgical Wait Times

NCT02636790 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-05-08

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Summary

The sinus surgical wait list in British Columbia continues to grow. The current wait list is beyond what is acceptable by the province's standard; however, this is not likely to improve given the budget constraints of the health care system. The outcome of having patients to wait longer than medically reasonable for surgery, not only affects the patients' quality of life but presents financial difficulties, both directly to the patient, the healthcare system and the economy as a whole. Therefore, the investigators need to determine which patients need to be prioritized for surgery. The investigators will follow two groups of patients - one group from Stanford University who get surgery always before 8 weeks and compare them to patients on the VGH wait list which is often more than one year.

Conditions

  • Rhinosinusitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Surgery wait time

VCH CRS patients need a waitlist system that promotes wellness and ensures care that focuses on quality - this can be achieved with a prioritized waitlist based on quality of life improvement and decreased healthcare expenditure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arif Janjua, MD · UBC

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-30
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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