NCT04063969

Analysis of the Radiation Safety Climate in the Hybrid Angiography Suite

Analysis of the Radiation Safety Climate in the Hybrid Angiography Suite and Its Effects on Radiation Safety Performance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This study aims to measure the radiation safety climate in the hybrid angiography suite using self-assessment and to investigate the relationship of radiation safety climate with their self-reported safety behaviors. The hypothesis is that a radiation safety climate does exist and can be measured using self-assessment. Additionally, it is expected that the radiation safety climate positively influences radiation safety behaviors.

Detailed description

Radiation safety in the hybrid angiography suite is a primordial safety component which is relevant for endovascular team members and patients. To date, many interventions which aim to improve radiation safety habits of an endovascular team focus on improving technology and team radiation safety knowledge. Safety literature has indicated that a safety climate can be identified as the shared perceptions of team members or workers about the safety in their workspace and that this safety climate is closely related to safety behaviors and outcomes. In endovascular specialties, the concept of a radiation safety climate remains unexplored. Therefore, this study aims to measure the radiation safety climate in a diverse pool of endovascular team members from different hospitals, using self-assessment questionnaires and to investigate the relationship of radiation safety climate with their self-reported safety behaviors.

Conditions

• Healthy Volunteers
• Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Assessment of radiation safety climate	The rating tool contains 28 statements which cover 5 dimensions (Leadership, communication, commitment, resources, risk awareness) of the radiation safety climate. Participants are asked to indicate on a scale of 1 (completely disagree) - 3 (neutral) - 5 (completely agree) whether they agree with each statement. A composite radiation safety climate score is calculated by adding ratings on all items. Minimum scale score 28 - Maximum scale score 140
OTHER	Assessment of radiation safety behavior	The rating tool contains 2 statements which cover 2 dimensions of the radiation safety behavior. Participants are asked to indicate on a scale of 1 (completely disagree) - 3 (neutral) - 5 (completely agree) whether they agree with each statement. A composite radiation safety behavior score is calculated by adding ratings on both items Minimum scale score 2 - Maximum scale score 10
OTHER	Assessment of radiation safety knowledge and motivation	The rating tool contains 2 statements which cover the radiation safety knowledge and behavior. Participants are asked to indicate on a scale of 1 (completely disagree) - 3 (neutral) - 5 (completely agree) whether they agree with each statement. Minimum item score 1 - maximum item score 5
OTHER	Data collection	Collection of patient-related data points Demographic information: ASA-classification, BMI Procedure related information: Procedural time, approach, contrast usage case difficulty Radiation safety parameters: Air Kerma, DAP, fluoroscopy time

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-24
• Primary completion: 2019-08-20
• Completion: 2019-08-20
• First posted: 2019-08-21
• Last updated: 2021-12-08

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: Belgium