ATOM

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Airway Terminology and Outcome Measures (ATOM): A core outcome set development process

• IRAS ID

  334577

• Contact name

  Kariem El-Boghdadly

• Contact email

  kariem.elboghdadly@gstt.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Hospital

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  When patients undergo surgery under general anaesthesia, their consciousness level is decreased and they may stop breathing or their windpipe might not be open to allow gas exchange. For this reason, a clinician will use an airway device, such as a breathing tube that sits in the windpipe or a soft mask that sits in the throat and helps the clinician breathe for the patient for the duration of surgery. Studies looking at these devices or approaches often compare technical outcomes such as failure rates, time required, and success on the first attempt, but also look at
  patient-oriented outcomes such as sore throat, change in voice, or more serious complications that may occur during airway management. The reporting of these outcomes varies from study to study and from research group to research
  group.

  The aim of the Airway Terminology and Outcome Measures (ATOM) core outcome set development process is to bring to the table patients, clinicians, and researchers, to decide which outcomes are the most essential to include in every
  study on airway management in the future.

  A core outcome set is developed by looking at existing studies and conducting interviews, which help us prepare a long list of outcomes for further consideration. Patients will be invited to participate in up to three sequential surveys,
  where their views on the longlisted outcomes will be sought. The same surveys will be circulated to clinicians and researchers as key stakeholders. Alongside the former two groups, participating patients will also be invited to a final stakeholder meeting where the core outcome set will be agreed.

  The main outcome of the project will be a core outcome set of patient-oriented and technical outcomes. A secondary outcome will be a platform through which we can continue refining and aligning the terminology used in airway management in the future.

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  24/LO/0544

• Date of REC Opinion

  30 Aug 2024

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion