Formulating Expert Consensus Guidelines in Cancer Care Using the Delphi Method

Key Elements for Standardized Reporting in Prostate Cancer Management: An Expert Delphi Consensus Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05054413

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-23

Start date

2021-04-15

Completion date

2030-08-01

Last updated

2026-05-26

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Conditions

Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Brief summary

This study formulates consensus agreement on clinical key elements related to prostate cancer care that are critical for standardization and global reported using a robust Delphi technique, completely remote and electronic. The goal of this survey study is to have a panel of specialty-specific experts create a consensus agreement on a minimum set of key data elements for use in standardized reports. These recommendations would be used to develop standardized methods to report key data in electronic health records to better manage cancer patients at time of diagnosis, treatment, follow up, and into survivorship.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To formulate consensus agreement on a minimum set of clinical key elements that should be included in standardized reports in electronic health records when managing patients with prostate cancer. OUTLINE: Participants complete 3-4 rounds of questionnaires over 20-30 minutes each over 2 weeks.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Complete questionnaires

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 21 and above * Board certification in Radiation Oncology, Radiation Physics, Urology, and/or Medical Oncology * Maintenance of an active practice that includes prostate cancer patients * English speaking

Exclusion criteria

* Medical providers that are not board certified in the professions and/or those who do not treat prostate cancer * Prisoners, children, and adults unable to consent to participation will also be excluded * No exclusions were made based on sex, age, racial/ethnic background, or pregnancy status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To establish a standardized methods to report key data in electronic health records to better manage cancer patients at time of diagnosis, treatment, follow up, and into survivor-ship.	through study completion, an average of a year.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTAmy C Moreno

akmoreno@mdanderson.org713-745-4590

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAmy C Moreno

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 27, 2026