Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
Capsulomics has developed a prognostic assay for patients with diagnosed Barrett's esophagus (BE). This study will measure how gastroenterologists make surveillance and treatment management decisions when presented with different clinical and prognostic assay information.
Detailed description
Capsulomics has developed a prognostic assay for patients with diagnosed Barrett's esophagus (BE). This study will measure how gastroenterologists make surveillance and treatment management decisions for virtual patient cases when presented with different clinical and prognostic assay information. The data from this study will be published in a peer-review scientific journal.
Interventions
OTHEREducational materials on validated methylation assay
Educational materials include overall information on the assay including what the test does, how to use the test and report, and performance metrics on the test.
Sponsors
Capsulomics, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Be currently practicing board-certified gastroenterologist practicing in the United States 2. Have practiced (as a board-certified gastroenterologist) for greater than 2 3. Be English-speaking 4. Have ≥ 50 Barrett's esophagus patients under care annually 5. Have Internet access 6. Have no prior experience with the methylation assay test 7. Provide voluntary informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
1. Non-practicing gastroenterologists 2. Less than two years of gastroenterology practice 3. Non-English speaking 4. Does not have access to the internet 5. Does not consent to participate in study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical performance change in physician behavior. | 1 year | Change in the overall and the diagnostic and treatment in patient simulations: difference-in-differences regression analysis between the control and the intervention groups' diagnosis and treatment of risk progression in patients with Barrett's esophagus, as measured by the participants' diagnostic and treatment scores. In each category, participants' care recommendations are evaluated, ranging from 0 to a high potential score of up to 10, where higher scores mean increased intensity in surveillance and treatment, to measure the impact of the methylation assay on care decision making. |
| The impact of methylation assay on physician confidence in clinical care decision-making. | 1 year | Measure the confidence in care decisions based on patient's methylation test result: Once the intervention group is exposed to the intervention, education materials on the methylation assay (a validated molecular test for risk stratifying patients with Barrett's esophagus), the scores are measured, on a scale of 0 to 10 from round 1 (pre-exposure) to round 2 (post-exposure) and observe how the assay impacts confidence in the physician following evidence-based patient care. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed