Evaluation of Palliative Care Co-treatment by Attending Physicians and Nurses: an Online Survey as Part of the Project

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• Conditions: Palliative Medicine

• Registration Number: NCT06310889
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The subject of the study is an online survey of doctors and nurses who provide (intensive) medical care to patients.

Detailed Description

Charité will support this international survey as part of the preparatory phase of the "Europe-wide harmonized and recommended palliative care practice for ICU" approved HORIZON grant application EPIC (EA2/291/23), to which this ethics application refers.

Participants will be contacted via the mailing list of ESAIC (European Organization for Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Pain and Perioperative Medicine), ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine), DIVI (German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) and the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC).

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-22
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-18
• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• All doctors or nursing staff involved in the intensive medical care of patients and consent to the survey via the distribution list of a specialist association

Exclusion Criteria

• Incomplete data

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Barriers 2	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Barriers in palliative care regarding implementation of patient automomy (implementation rate to define advance directives and power of attorney).
Barriers 1	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Barriers in palliative care regarding implementation of therapeutic goals (implementation rate symptom assessment for e.g. breathing and dyspnea).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resources 1	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Personnel resources in palliative care (rate of specialized palliative care team available in ICUs).
Measures 1	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Measures to be taken in the palliative medical treatment situation (implementation rate to define and document end-of-life-decisions).
Measures 2	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Evaluation of measures to be taken in the palliative medical treatment situation (family involvement in end-of-life-decisions).
Resources 2	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024	Other resources in palliative care (rate availability of psychological support)