The Practice of Providing Palliative Care in the Situation of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Pandemic in Czech Republic

NCT04910243 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PEOpLe-C19 study
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 307
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Covid19; Distress, Emotional

Keywords

Palliative Care; Compassionate Care; End-of-life decisions; Moral distress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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 Outcomes (1)

• Risk factors for moral distress

  Through study completion, an average of 1 month

Study Arms (2)

Physicians

Physicians managing patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU during period of COVID-19 pandemic.

Other: Questionnaire Survey

Nurses

Nurses providing care to patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU during period of COVID-19 pandemic.

Other: Questionnaire Survey

Interventions

Questionnaire Survey OTHER

Physicians providing care to patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU in period of COVID-19 pandemic will be questioned by electronic web-based survey within Masaryk University information system.

Nurses; Physicians

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthcare providers (physicians and nurses) providing care to patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU in period of COVID-19 pandemic.

You may qualify if:

• Healthcare providers (physicians and nurses) providing care to patients with COVID-19 admitted at ICU in period of COVID-19 pandemic.

You may not qualify if:

• Healthcare professionals who did not managed COVID-19 patients admitted at the ICU in situation of COVID-19 pandemic in the period 2020/2021.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brno University Hospital: lead
• Masaryk University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Brno

Brno, 62500, Czechia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Prokopova T, Hudec J, Vrbica K, Stasek J, Pokorna A, Stourac P, Rusinova K, Kerpnerova P, Stepanova R, Svobodnik A, Malaska J; RIPE-ICU study group. Palliative care practice and moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic (PEOpLE-C19 study): a national, cross-sectional study in intensive care units in the Czech Republic. Crit Care. 2022 Jul 19;26(1):221. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04066-1.

  PMID: 35854318 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Tereza Prokopová, M.D.

  Masaryk University Brno

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2021
• First Posted: June 2, 2021
• Study Start: June 21, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 14, 2021
• Study Completion: October 14, 2021
• Last Updated: October 19, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CZ (1)