Design and Validation of a German Language Questionnaire for Measuring Alarm Fatigue in Intensive Care Units

NCT04994600 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: alarmZen1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 700
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

False-positive and non-actionable alarms can lead to staff desensitization ("alarm fatigue") and thus patient endangerment. With this study the investigators create a basic tool to survey alarm fatigue of intensive care staff: the first German language alarm fatigue questionnaire.

Conditions

Alarm Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of alarm fatigue

  Develop an online alarm fatigue survey questionnaire to be completed across campuses and hospitals by ICU staff.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

EFA_1st_phase

Exploratory factor analysis group. All staff members (physicians, specialist nurses, respiratory therapists) of Charite intensive care units

CFA_2nd_phase

Confirmatory factor analysis group. All staff members (physicians, specialist nurses, respiratory therapists) of collaborating intensive care units.

Other: Reduces number of question items

Interventions

Reduces number of question items OTHER

The number of alarm fatigue questions are reduced to about 15 in the CFA\_2nd\_phase group.

CFA_2nd_phase

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All staff members (physicians, specialist nurses, respiratory therapists) of German intensive care units.

You may qualify if:

• physicians of German intensive care units
• specialist nurses of German intensive care units
• respiratory therapists of German intensive care units

You may not qualify if:

• \- Refusal to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: lead
• Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Landsberger Allee 49, 10249 Berlin: collaborator
• Universitätsklinikum Gießen, UKGM GmbH, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Rudolf-Buchheim Str. 7, 35392 Gießen: collaborator
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg: collaborator
• Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm: collaborator
• Technische Universität München, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München: collaborator
• Marien Hospital Herne, Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Hölkeskampring 40, 44625 Herne: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Charite Universtitaetsmedizin

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Fatigue; Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Felix Balzer, Prof. Dr. Dr.

  Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 3, 2021
• First Posted: August 6, 2021
• Study Start: March 19, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: September 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

DE (1)