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ESCAPE (Evaluating Surge Capacity And PrEparedness)

NCT ID: NCT06144008

Last Updated: 2023-11-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Total Enrollment

3000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-26

Study Completion Date

2023-11-30

Brief Summary

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The ESCAPE study intends to assess the possibility of recruiting students as surge capacity work force in hospitals in the event of a major medical incident such as an epidemic or pandemic.

Detailed Description

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The ESCAPE study intends to assess the possibility of recruiting students as surge capacity work force in hospitals in event of a major medical incident such as an epidemic or pandemic. The study consists of two parts:

* To identify the need for student surge capacity work force in relevant departments most affected by major medical incidents (e.g. Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, etc.). This part also raises the question of which tasks can be delegated to such a surge capacity workforce and which training may be required to prepare for such tasks.
* To identify and quantify the willingness of students to enroll as surge capacity workforce, identifying which tasks they would be willing to perform and which organisational framework is required for their work (training, insurance, pay, etc.).

Both subparts as planned as questionnaires to be completed voluntarily and anonymously.

Conditions

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Disaster Medicine Delivery of Health Care

Keywords

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Surge capacity Disaster medicine pandemic preparedness Hospital volunteers

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Medical experts in departments at risk

Expert healthcare workers at the Munich University Hospital within departments potentially affected by a major medical incident that could benefit from student surge capacity workforce. The following departments are included: Emergency Department, Intensive Care Units, Intermediate Care Units, Medical and Surgical wards, Department for Microbiology, Department for Infectious Diseases, Department for Laboratory Medicine, Antibiotic Stewardship Team, Department for Tropical Medicine, Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Faculty Dean's office.

Answering questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A questionnaires for each group has been developped and will be distributed for voluntary and anonymous completion.

Students

Medical students from all medical faculties in Germany to be questioned on their willingness to partake in clinical work as surge capacity work force in the context of a potential major medical incident.

Answering questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A questionnaires for each group has been developped and will be distributed for voluntary and anonymous completion.

Interventions

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Answering questionnaire

A questionnaires for each group has been developped and will be distributed for voluntary and anonymous completion.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medical experts (heads of departements and other management positions) working in selected departments that are typically affected by major medical incidents at the time of questionnaire roll-out.
* Medical students \>18 years of age of any year enrolled in the year 2023-2024 in any of the 38 medical faculties in Germany

Exclusion Criteria

* none, as questionnaire participation was achieved by invitation of eligible volunteers
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Dr. med. B. Zwissler

Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology of the University Hospital of Munich

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bernhard Zwissler, Prof, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich

Martin Fischer, Prof, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich

Locations

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Department of Anaesthesiology of the University Hospital of Munich

Munich, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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Klinikum Großhadern

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id