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

NCT ID: NCT04910243

Last Updated: 2021-10-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

307 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-21

Study Completion Date

2021-10-14

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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In a short time, the capacities of intensive care units (ICU) 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 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) patients. In this context, ICU directly dedicated to the care of patients with COVID-19 ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) were 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 aim of the project is 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 with EOLD.

Conditions

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Covid19 Distress, Emotional

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Physicians

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

Questionnaire Survey

Intervention Type 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

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

Questionnaire Survey

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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Questionnaire Survey

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Masaryk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brno University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jan Malaska

Senior Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tereza Prokopová, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Masaryk University Brno

Locations

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University Hospital Brno

Brno, , Czechia

Site Status

Countries

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Czechia

References

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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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35854318 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PEOpLe-C19 study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id