The Practice of Providing Palliative Care in the Situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic Clinical Trial

— PEOpLeC19-EN  

Official title:

The Practice of Providing Palliative Care in the Situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Perspective of Physicians and Nurses - Survey Study (PEOpLe-C19-EN Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05089032
• Other study ID #: PEOpLe-C19-EN
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 17, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Masaryk University
• Contact: Tereza Prokopová, MD
• Phone: +420532233850
• Email: prokopova.tereza[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The practice of providing palliative care in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the perspective of physicians and nurses - survey study (PEOpLe-C19 study)

Description:

Pandemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2) causing the disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) overwhelmed healthcare and brought new challenges and stressful situations. In a short time, intensive care units (ICU) capacities were filled in many countries and regions. Due to the need for an excessive number of patients requiring intensive care, physicians and nurses who do not routinely provide care to critically ill patients or do not have the appropriate training (non-ICU clinician) were involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. In this context, ICU directly dedicated to caring for patients with COVID-19 ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) was also opened. Non-ICU clinicians were more or less involved together with the standard ICU staff in palliative care, including End-of-Life decision (EOLD) making, even in a situation of limited, scarce resources (equipment or personnel). New workplace and scope of work, which did not correspond to the standard activity or education, most likely led to an increased stress load. EOLD can also be one of the factors leading to increased stress levels. The project aims to describe the practice of palliative care for patients with COVID-19 in a situation of pandemic COVID-19 and to identify factors leading to possible moral distress related to EOLD.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthcare providers (physicians/nurses)
• Involvement in care for patients with COVID-19 admitted at intensive care unit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-ICU staff
• not involved in care for patients with COVID-19

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• COVID-19 Pandemic
• Death
• End-of-life

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Czechia	Masaryk University	Brno

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Masaryk University	Brno University Hospital, European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Czechia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change of practice of providing palliative care at ICU in COVID-19 pandemic	Change of practice of providing palliative care including EOLD practice in patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU during pandemic.	Through study completion, an average of 1 month
Secondary	Identify factors leading to moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic	Identify factors leading to moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic and describe possible different risk factors by profession	Through study completion, an average of 1 month