Pilot study: Implementation and evaluation of complementary and integrative nursing care at Ulm University Hospital

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Presence of concomitant symptoms (respiratory insufficiency, respiratory tract infections, oedema, constipation, meteorism, irritable bowel syndrome, side effects of antitumour therapy, difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep, tension, restlessness, depression (reactive), crisis situation, biographical crisis, vegetative heart complaints, panic attacks) during inpatient stay.

• Registration Number: DRKS00029686
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Fachbereich Integrative Medizin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-20
• Study Completion: 2022-11-16
• Results First Posted: 2024-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

Age of majority
- Capacity to consent
- Inpatient at the University Hospital Ulm
- Presence of at least one integratively treatable concomitant symptom (respiratory insufficiency, respiratory infections, oedema, constipation, meteorism, irritable bowel syndrome, side effects of antitumour therapy, difficulty falling asleep or sleeping through the night, tension, restlessness, depression (reactive), crisis situation, biographical crisis, vegetative heart complaints, panic attacks)

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of pronounced cognitive deficits
- In the immediate dying process
- Not able to give consent independently
- Survey not possible due to limited ability to communicate (e.g. lack of language skills)
- Contraindications for the patient's diagnoses

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility:<br>- Sociodemographic data<br>- Inclusion rate<br>- Acceptance of integrative nursing care applications from different perspectives (patient, family member, staff)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Experience with naturopathic treatments<br><br>Patient-reported outcomes:<br>- Complaints<br>- General health<br>- Mental health (PHQ-4)<br>- Well-being (WHO-5)<br>- Fatigue (FACIT fatigue scale)<br>- Sleep quality (mod. PSQI)<br>- Heat balance