Qualitative study exploring the design of a patient-reported symptom-based risk stratification system for suspected head and neck cancer referrals: protocol for work packages 1 and 2 within the EVEREST-HN programme.
Abigail AlbuttJohn C HardmanLynn McVeyChinasa OdoVinidh PaleriJoanne M PattersonSarah WebbNikki RousseauIan KellarRebecca RandellPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
The committee for clinical research at The Royal Marsden, a research ethics committee and the Health Research Authority approved this protocol. All participants will give informed consent. Ethical issues of working with patients on an urgent cancer diagnostic pathway have been considered. Findings will be disseminated via journal publications, conference presentations and public engagement activities.
Keyphrases
- patient reported
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- pulmonary embolism
- squamous cell carcinoma
- study protocol
- clinical trial
- big data
- decision making
- patient reported outcomes
- drug administration