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

Palliative Medicine Clinical Trial

— EPIC-BS  

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06310889
• Other study ID #: EPIC-Baseline-Survey
• Status: Withdrawn
• Start date: April 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 67 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Palliative Medicine

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany	European Commission, King's College Hospital NHS Trust, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Barriers 1	Barriers in palliative care regarding implementation of therapeutic goals (implementation rate symptom assessment for e.g. breathing and dyspnea).	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024
Primary	Barriers 2	Barriers in palliative care regarding implementation of patient automomy (implementation rate to define advance directives and power of attorney).	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024
Secondary	Measures 1	Measures to be taken in the palliative medical treatment situation (implementation rate to define and document end-of-life-decisions).	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024
Secondary	Measures 2	Evaluation of measures to be taken in the palliative medical treatment situation (family involvement in end-of-life-decisions).	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024
Secondary	Resources 1	Personnel resources in palliative care (rate of specialized palliative care team available in ICUs).	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024
Secondary	Resources 2	Other resources in palliative care (rate availability of psychological support)	01.04.2024 - 30.06.2024