Ethical Dilemmas in Anaesthesiology in the Netherlands; a Qualitative Interview Study.

Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial

— AnaesthEthics  

Official title:

Ethical Dilemmas in Anaesthesiology in the Netherlands; a Qualitative Interview Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03421171
• Other study ID #: AE1-AMC
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 23, 2018
• Last updated: January 29, 2018
• Start date: January 20, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
• Contact: E A Kwofie
• Phone: 0031 06 11373823
• Email: e.a.kwofie[@]amc.uva.nl
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will describe which ethical dilemmas are experienced by anesthesiologist in the Dutch Healthcare system and what the current solving strategies are for these issues. Semi- structured interviews will be conducted with anaesthesiologists employed in different hospitals in the Netherlands..

Description:

Ethical considerations are part of a doctors daily practice. The development of anaesthesiologists as ' perioperative' doctors is increasingly giving anaesthesiologists a treatment function. As the third largest medical specialty, they are also involved in ethical dilemmas. Examples of common themes in the literature include:' informed consent' and professionalism. Nevertheless, good research into ethical dilemmas in the field of anaesthesiology is lacking.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: January 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

• Employed as anaesthesiologist

• Employed in an academic or non-academic hospital in the Netherlands

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other medical specialists

• language barrier

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anaesthesiologist
• Anaesthesiology
• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethical Issues
• Moral Dilemmas
• Moral Issues

Intervention

Other:
• no intervention
Qualitative research through semi-structured interviews

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Netherlands	Academic Medical Centre	Amsterdam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	interviews (qualitative interview study)	Categories of ethical dilemmas experienced during work as assessed by interviews	10 years (depends on working experience of the respondent)