NCT04542122

Brief Summary

The XPHI-COVID19 randomized study aims to investigate the mechanisms of moral judgements in a population of caregivers, using a survey, with the results to the Oxford Utilitarianism Scale as primary outcome.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2020

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 31, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 3, 2020

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 9, 2020

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2021

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 2, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

September 9, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

August 31, 2020

Last Update Submit

September 8, 2020

Conditions

Morals

Keywords

moralsethicsmoral judgementsmoral choicescovid 19surveyutilitarianismdeontologyoxford utilitarianism scale

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Oxford Utilitarianism Scale

    Two-Dimensional Model of Utilitarian Psychology

    Up to one year

Study Arms (2)

Choices then judgements

NO INTERVENTION

Judgements then choices

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Switch in the order of clinical cases in the survey

Behavioral: Choices and judgements

Interventions

Choices and judgementsBEHAVIORAL

In the intervention arm, the participant is asked to answer clinical cases in a reverse order from the control group (control has to make moral choices then judge somebody else's choices ; intervention has to judge moral choices first, then make his own)

Judgements then choices

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 99 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All caregivers from french public healthcare center with Intensive Care Unit
  • Agreement

You may not qualify if:

  • Refuse to participate or withdraw agreement

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (8)

  • Kahane G, Everett JAC, Earp BD, Caviola L, Faber NS, Crockett MJ, Savulescu J. Beyond sacrificial harm: A two-dimensional model of utilitarian psychology. Psychol Rev. 2018 Mar;125(2):131-164. doi: 10.1037/rev0000093. Epub 2017 Dec 21.

    PMID: 29265854BACKGROUND

  • Garbutt G, Davies P. Should the practice of medicine be a deontological or utilitarian enterprise? J Med Ethics. 2011 May;37(5):267-70. doi: 10.1136/jme.2010.036111. Epub 2011 Jan 29.

    PMID: 21278402BACKGROUND

  • Conway P, Goldstein-Greenwood J, Polacek D, Greene JD. Sacrificial utilitarian judgments do reflect concern for the greater good: Clarification via process dissociation and the judgments of philosophers. Cognition. 2018 Oct;179:241-265. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.04.018. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

    PMID: 30064654BACKGROUND

  • Einav S, Benoit DD. Focus on ethics of admission and discharge policies and conflicts of interest. Intensive Care Med. 2019 Aug;45(8):1130-1132. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05673-3. Epub 2019 Jul 2. No abstract available.

    PMID: 31267194BACKGROUND

  • Emanuel EJ, Persad G, Upshur R, Thome B, Parker M, Glickman A, Zhang C, Boyle C, Smith M, Phillips JP. Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 21;382(21):2049-2055. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb2005114. Epub 2020 Mar 23. No abstract available.

    PMID: 32202722BACKGROUND

  • Truog RD, Mitchell C, Daley GQ. The Toughest Triage - Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 21;382(21):1973-1975. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2005689. Epub 2020 Mar 23. No abstract available.

    PMID: 32202721BACKGROUND

  • Leclerc T, Donat N, Donat A, Pasquier P, Libert N, Schaeffer E, D'Aranda E, Cotte J, Fontaine B, Perrigault PF, Michel F, Muller L, Meaudre E, Veber B. Prioritisation of ICU treatments for critically ill patients in a COVID-19 pandemic with scarce resources. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2020 Jun;39(3):333-339. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.05.008. Epub 2020 May 17.

    PMID: 32426441BACKGROUND

  • Rosenbaum L. Facing Covid-19 in Italy - Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics on the Epidemic's Front Line. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 14;382(20):1873-1875. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2005492. Epub 2020 Mar 18. No abstract available.

    PMID: 32187459BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

  • Clement GAKUBA, MD PhD

    University Hospital, Caen

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Clement GAKUBA, MD PhD

CONTACT

+33231064736gakuba-c@chu-caen.fr

Florian COVA, PhD

CONTACT

Florian.Cova@unige.ch

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2020

First Posted

September 9, 2020

Study Start

September 3, 2020

Primary Completion

April 30, 2021

Study Completion

August 2, 2021

Last Updated

September 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share