Value Stream Mapping in Breast Cancer Centers – a solution approach to improve the discharge process

Value Stream Mapping in Breast Cancer Centers – a solution approach to improve the discharge process - VaMB

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013175

Enrollment

708

Registered

2017-10-16

Start date

2017-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C50 D05 D24 N60

Interventions

Group 1: Application of Value Stream Mapping in hospitals of breast cancer centers on the discharge process.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1.) Patients with the diagnoses ICD-Code C50.x, D05.x, D24.x or N60.x and a surgery for this reason 2.) Surgery was during the present hospital stay 3.) Discharge is during survey period (variation between breast cancer center hospitals) 4.) German language skills Employees: 1.) Gender: both, male and female 2.) All employees involved in the discharge process (following a definition of the breast cancer centers: approx. 10-50 employees per hospital)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: Missing or withdrawn written consent Employees: Missing or withdrawn written consent, leave of company/field of activity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Three measurement points (before-after-follow-up study design): Time measurement with a stopwatch: duration of the discharge process and each process step; Patient questionnaire (day of discharge and 14 days afterwards): information and consultation concerning the discharge, assessment of the discharge process; Employee questionnaire: assessment of the discharge process	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patiet questionnaire: assessment of processes in the breast cancer center, gerneral satisfaction, assessment of information about medication within discharge process; Eomployee questionnaire: job satisfaction, work and process organization, lack in information and planning	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarina Nowak

Insitut für Medizinsoziologie, Versorgungsforschung und Rehabilitationswissenschaft der Humanwissenschaftlichen und Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln

marina.nowak@uk-koeln.de022147897108

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026