Towards Better Preparedness for Future Catastrophes - Local Lessons-learned From COVID-19

Completed

• Conditions: Emergencies; COVID-19 Pandemic
• Interventions: Other: this is a non-interventional study

• Registration Number: NCT05552989
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg

Brief Summary

The research question of this study is: "what lessons have been learned from the civil-military cooperation in Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what needs to be done to be better prepared for future disasters?" It is expected that the results of this research provide a deep expert insight into COVID-19 disaster preparedness at the local level. Flanked by comparison with published experiences at the global level, these lessons-learned would contribute to strengthening local crisis resilience sustainably in the future.

Detailed Description

Design, execution, analysis and publication of this study is conducted in compliance with the international quality criteria "STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)" and "Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR)".

This is a monocentric, qualitative, mixed-methods, non-interventional, non-randomized research project.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-21
• Study Start: 2022-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-12
• Study Completion: 2023-06-21
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age over 18 years
2. Direct or indirect involvement in civil-military collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis
3. Ability to provide consent
4. Providing written informed consent to participate in the study

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Failure to provide written informed consent to participate in the study

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Key stakeholders of the local disaster relief community	this is a non-interventional study	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
From lessons-learned towards better future disaster preparedness	One session of 2 hours (cross-sectional assessment at interview appointment)	Structured interview with key stakeholders of the local disaster relief community
Civil-military disaster relief support to Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 crisis	Years 2020 to 2022	Autoethnographic qualitative, empiric-observational analysis
From civilian capability gaps towards societal resilience	One session of 2 hours (cross-sectional assessment at interview appointment)	Structured interview with key stakeholders of the local disaster relief community

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Heidelberg; 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Germany