Respiratory Respiratory
Conditions
Interventions
Patients presenting with radiologically confirmed pleural disease including (but not limited to) pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pleural thickening or pleural cancer (mesothelioma) to North Bristol NH
Sponsors
North Bristol NHS Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Confirmed presence (radiologically) of either: 1.1. Pleural effusion/pleural thickening OR 1.2. Spontaneous primary or secondary pneumothorax 2. Patient normally lives within the catchment area of the Bristol hospitals and is unlikely to relocate within 12 months 3. Aged 16 years old and over 4. Has access to telephone and/or internet
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: To be eligible to participate in the cohort, none of the following criteria should apply: 1. Previously enrolled in SPOTLight 2. Patient (or appropriate proxy) is not able to provide written informed consent 3. Patient is in the final stages of life or sufficiently frail to make study involvement inappropriate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Breathlessness and pain measured using the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at baseline, 4 months and 12 months 2. Health-related quality of life measured using the EuroQol 5D Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) at baseline, 4 months and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed