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N/A N=49,733 Health Services Research

Reduction of Claustrophobia and Patient Motion After Training of MRI Personnel in Comfort TalkTM

Claustrophobia · Complication of Diagnostic Procedure

Enrolled (actual)
49,733
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Non-completion Rate of MRI Scans From the Average of the Baseline Year to the Average of One Year Post Training (All Scheduled Patients) — 10; -3.3 Percentage of participants — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Comfort Talk® (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex
All
Sponsor
Hypnalgesics, LLC
Primary completion
Jul 2015

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Non-completion Rate of MRI Scans From the Average of the Baseline Year to the Average of One Year Post Training (All Scheduled Patients)
10; -3.3 <0.0001 sig
PRIMARY
Change in Non-completion Rate of MRI Scans From the Average of the Baseline Year to the Average of One Year Post Training (Showing-Up Patients Only)
1.4; -0.9 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change in No-Show Rates of Patients From the Average of the Baseline Year to the Average of One Year Post Training
8.7; -2.5 <0.0001 sig

Summary

Annually, an estimated 700,000 patients do not complete their scheduled MRI scans because of claustrophobia or inability to hold still. Training staff working in MRI facilities to provide Comfort Talk® promises to enable patients to complete and obtain high quality imaging without medication, which will increase comfort and reduce sedation risks for the patients, and increase efficiency and reduce loss of revenue for the facilities.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Facilities performing MRI examinations
  • Facilities capturing data on noncompletion of MRI scans
  • Facilities willing to have their personnel trained
  • Facilities with personnel interested and willing to be trained
  • Facilities able to obtain IRB review

Exclusion Criteria

  • Facilities not performing MRI examinations
  • Facilities not capturing data on noncompletion of MRI scans
  • Facilities not willing to have their personnel trained
  • Facilities unable to obtain IRB review
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01563198). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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