Survey on Palliative Care and Law Perception

NCT06245525 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 606/20/12/2023
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 523
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the current survey study is to obtain detailed information about European intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians' awareness of palliative care and relevant, local end-of-life (EoL) legislation.

Conditions

End of Life

Keywords

palliative care; end-of-life legislation; advance directive; do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation; analgesia; sedation; euthanasia; treatment limitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Clinicians' perceptions of palliative care.

  The absolute numbers of positive (i.e. yes) responses to question groups 10 through 14 of survey section 2. This will comprise the palliative care score, which ranges from 0 to 24, with greater values indicating a higher quality of palliative care practice.

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

• Clinicians' perceptions of legislation relevant to palliative care.

  The absolute numbers of positive (i.e. yes) responses to question groups 15 through 23 of section 3. This will comprise the end-of-life legislation score, which ranges from 0 to 49, with greater values indicating higher level of awareness of a comprehensive legal framework.

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

• Clinicians' percreptions of their daily end-of-life and palliative care practice.

  The absolute numbers of positive (i.e. yes) responses to question groups 24 and 25 of section 4. This will comprise the end-of-life and palliative care practice score, which ranges from 0 to 13, with higher values indicating a higher quality of end-of-life practice.

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Clinicians' perceptions of palliative care, in the presence of country end-of-life legislation.

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

• Clinicians' perceptions of palliative care, in the absence of country end-of-life legislation.

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

Other Outcomes (1)

• Independent predictors of a high palliative care score

  February 1 to July 1 2024.

Interventions

This is not an interventional study OTHER

This is not an interventional study

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Physicians or nurses working in European intensive care units (ICUs), or in ICUs in Israel.

You may qualify if:

• European and Iraeli intensive care unit physicians or nurses.

You may not qualify if:

• Absence of informed consent for study participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Athens: lead
• King's College Hospital NHS Trust: collaborator
• University of Southern Denmark: collaborator
• Charite University, Berlin, Germany: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Evaggelismos General Hospital

Athens, Attica, 10676, Greece

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Death; Agnosia; Suicide, Assisted

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Spyros D Mentzelopoulos, MD, PhD

  National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Victoria Metaxa, MD, PhD

  King's College NHS trust, London

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Hanne-Irene Jensen, PhD, CCN

  Lillebaelt hospital, University of Southern Denmark

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Christiane Hartog, MD, PhD

  Charite University, Berlin, Germany

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Intensive Care Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2024
• First Posted: February 7, 2024
• Study Start: April 22, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 8, 2025
• Study Completion: January 8, 2025
• Last Updated: January 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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