From anxiolysis to deep continuous sedation – Development of recommendations for sedation in specialist palliative care
- Conditions
- Z51.5Palliative care
- Registration Number
- DRKS00015047
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Erlangen, Abteilung für Palliativmedizin, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1132
SP1:
• Patients who are treated in inpatient and outpatient specialized palliative care, who receive drugs that are potentially suitable for deep continuous sedation and who are at least 18 years old.
SP2:
• Specialized palliative care (SPC) physicians, nurses and other professionals (from psychology, spiritual care, social work). SPC patients = 18 years and carers with capacity to give informed consent and ability to report on own experiences with sedation (e.g. intermittent sedation) or hypothetical clinical scenarios.
SP1:
• Patients who are not treated in inpatient or outpatient specialized palliative care, patients who do not receive drugs that are potentially suitable for deep continuous sedation, patients under the age of 18.
SP2:
• unable to speak sufficient German, too unwell or too distressed as judged by the clinical team.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SP1:<br>• Description of clinical practice regarding to different types of sedation in specialized palliative care in Germany.<br><br>SP2:<br>• As this is a qualitative study, there are no endpoints.<br><br>Aim: To explore healthcare professionals', patients' and carers' experiences and views regarding different types of sedation in SPC and associated challenges.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SP1:<br>Objectives:<br>•Description of the treatment practice of palliative sedation in specialized palliative care in Germany in various treatment settings (outpatient/inpatient).<br><br>SP2:<br>Objectives:<br>• To explore professionals´, patients´ and carers´ experiences and views regarding 1) the understanding of and indications for sedation in SPC; 2) the process of decision making and consent 3) clinical challenges of sedation in SPC (e.g. monitoring, outcomes, i.v. hydration); 4. To contribute to the development of recommendations on good clinical practice of sedation in SPC based on the findings.