Development of a PEOM for Paediatric Otoplasty
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of a Patient Experience Outcome Measure (PEOM) for Paediatric Otoplasty
IRAS ID
165188
Contact name
Camilla Jay Stewart
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Lothian
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
To develop a new patient reported outcome measure for children after otoplasty
Otoplasty is a procedure commonly performed in children to correct the shape and position of prominent ears. With approximately 200 different otoplasty techniques, there is a growing emphasis on evidence based practice, health-related quality of life (HR-QL) and patient satisfaction. This is often difficult to assess in children, with limited tools specific to otoplasty for psychometric analysis. A new, specific patient related outcome measure will address this issue; allowing for comparison of different surgical techniques from a patient perspective, and providing a reference point for comparisons between studies and surgical populations.
All children (aged between 5 and 16 years old) with primary otoplasty planned for the correction of shape of position of prominent ears will be eligible for recruitment into this study.
The study will recruit patients over a 6-month period and follow patients up for two years. A range of qualitative methods including patient and clinician interviews, literature review, cognitive debriefing and a post-operative postal survey will be used to build a conceptual framework of domains from which independent scales can be constructed to assess patient health related quality of life and satisfaction pre and post operatively.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
15/NS/0017
Date of REC Opinion
31 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion