Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT05143619

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Survey Administration

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study evaluates a concept called 'Teaching the Teachers' and whether it is helpful in disseminating guidelines on the national and international levels. "Teaching the Teachers" involves teaching the guidelines to experts who later teach the same guidelines to other radiologists, trainees, and physicians to assume the teacher's role and disseminate the guidelines and so on.

Conditions

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Study ID

NCT05143619

Start date

May 10, 2019

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Feb 2, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 2, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians who finished radiology residency
  • Radiologists with current or completed specialized training in abdominal imaging
  • Radiologists with expertise in liver imaging with no minimum number of years of experience
  • Radiologists working in academic, community, and governmental practices
  • Radiologists with current practice in any country around the globe
  • Radiologists with and without previous knowledge of HCC diagnosis guidelines (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System \[LI-RADS\])
  • Radiologists with interest in education and/or teaching

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physicians with no formal training in radiology
  • Radiologists with no expertise in abdominal/liver imaging
  • Current radiology residents
  • Radiologists with no interest in education and/or teaching

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Observational (surveys)

Participants complete surveys immediately after completion of a HCC diagnostic guideline webinar, monthly thereafter, and again at 6 months.

Interventions

Survey Administration

Complete surveys

Primary outcome measure

  • Teaching rates of the hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis guidelines [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Khaled M Elsayes, MD

(713) 794-1191kmelsayes@mdanderson.org

Locations

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Khaled M. Elsayes, MD

713-794-1191KMElysayes@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator:

Khaled M. Elsayes, MD

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-04-15.