Study Type
Interventional - Procedure
completed
The FAST Pilot study aimed to inform the design of a large clinical trial that compared the outcomes of patients with Acute Cholecystitis (AC) who received accelerated surgery (i.e. as soon as possible with a goal of surgery within six hours of diagnosis) with those patients who received standard care.
FAST Pilot Slides - Download PDFStudy Design
Multicentre, parallel group RCT
NO. of Countries
1
NO. of Sites
3
NO. of Participants
16
Study Period
2020
Sponsor
PHRI
PJ Devereaux
Senior Scientist
PJ Devereaux
Senior Scientist
PJ Devereaux is Senior Scientific Lead, Perioperative and Surgery, PHRI, Professor and University Scholar in the Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and Medicine at McMaster University, and Director of the Division of Cardiology at McMaster.
The focus of his clinic research is vascular complications around the time of surgery, leading several large, international RCTs and observational studies addressing this issue. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and more than 50 book chapters and editorials. He is supported by a Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair in Perioperative Medicine, and holds the Yusuf Chair in Cardiology at McMaster University.
Jessica Vincent
Program Director
Jessica Vincent
Program Director
Jessica Vincent has more than 15 years’ experience in coordinating and managing large, international clinical trials. As Associate Program Manager, she oversees interventional trials, registries, and observational research studies in the areas of perioperative medicine, cardiac surgery, and digital health.
She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree from Queens University, and a Master of Clinical Epidemiology Degree from the University of Newcastle.
