STUDY DESIGN

We have detailed a comprehensive study protocol that is now available to view HERE.

The protocol includes two documents in the appendix detailing the Site Registration Form and the Survey of Practice. Please do take the time to fully read and understand the protocol.

If you have any questions, please contact us via collaborative@tmstrust.org.uk

The INVTE study is an international cross-sectional survey of practice of VTE prophylaxis for surgical patients in the hospital setting. It has been designed in compliance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and Health Research Authority (HRA) guidance on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This study does not involve patient-specific data or changes to patient care. Based on guidance from HRA and Medical Research Council (MRC) Regulatory Support Centre (http://www.hra-decisiontools.org.uk/research/), this study does not require research ethics approval. For participating centres outside the United Kingdom (UK), ethical approval will be individually assessed according to national and local regulations.

Each site will have one site lead who must be a medically qualified doctor fully licensed to practice in their registered country. Site leads will be assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis. If there is more than one interested applicant, subsequent applicants will be placed on a waiting list. Prior to registration, it will be each site lead’s responsibility to determine if any local approval or registration process is required and completed where necessary.

To register their site, all interested leads will need to submit their current CV and complete the site registration form:

REGISTRATION FORM

The survey of practice examines every surgical specialty at the registered site and collects data on national and/or local guidelines, methods of VTE and bleeding risk assessment, and types of VTE prophylaxis on admission and on discharge. All data must be submitted within one month of site registration.

All information provided to the Master Surgeon Collaborative will be kept fully confidential at all times. Data will be collected and stored in password-protected Google, Survey Monkey and Dropbox servers located in the United States and worldwide, accessible only to authorised individuals within the organisation. Personally identifiable data will not be disclosed to any third party other than organisations for which the participant has given explicit consent for data transfer. Where consent is provided, the Master Surgeon Trust might contact interested parties regarding future research and collaborative projects. Contact information will be stored on MailChimp servers for this purpose.