An Online International Comparison of Thresholds for Triggering a Negative Response to the "Surprise Question"
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 250
- 试验地点
- 6
- 主要终点
- Probability estimate
研究概览
简要总结
This study investigates the use of the Surprise Question [SQ] (would you be surprised if this patient were to die in the next 12 months?) in routine practice. In particular, the study will investigate the consistency of the responses to the SQ and the relationship with the subsequent course of action decided upon.
详细描述
Whilst the original use of the Surprise Question was to identify people who might be in the last year of life and benefit from palliative care, the prognostic capability of the Surprise Question has been shown to be variable. What is unclear, is the extent to which a doctor should be "surprised" before a patient is suitable for palliative care, how consistently doctors respond to this question, and how the subsequent treatment decision relates to the SQ response.
The study will recruit 600 General Practitioners (GPs) from 6 participating countries (100 per country; UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands). Each participant will asked to complete a series of 20 hypothetical patient summaries in an online task.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Registered General Practitioner in one of the six participating countries
- •Able to read and understand the language in which the questionnaire is presented to them
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Probability estimate
时间窗: Participants will have up to 8 months (until the study closes) to provide an estimate for each vignette (n=20)
The continuous estimate of probability of dying within the next 12 months for the SQ (0-100%).
次要结局
- Treatment options(up to 8 months (until the study closes)Participants will have up to 8 months (until the study closes) to provide a response for each vignette (n=20))
- The Surprise Question(up to 8 months (until the study closes)Participants will have up to 8 months (until the study closes) to provide a response for each vignette (n=20))
- The alternative Surprise Question(up to 8 months (until the study closes)Participants will have up to 8 months (until the study closes) to provide a response for each vignette (n=20))