Cross-sectional study of the current state of pain medical care in German hospices

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022360

Enrollment

259

Registered

2020-07-20

Start date

2020-06-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

OPS 8-91 Pain therapy

Interventions

Group 1: All inpatient hospices in Germany receive a questionnaire regarding the applied pain therapy. The aim is to determine which forms of pain therapy are used, which medications are used, etc.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inpatient hospices in Germany

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Best possible representation of the current pain therapy care in German hospices, as part of basic epidemiological research	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum as well as the associated confidence intervals are calculated as descriptive measures. For non-normally distributed variables, the corresponding non-parametric position measurements are calculated (median, interquartile range). Frequency differences are checked for significance with a Chi-square four-field test (for small cell populations using Fisher's exact test). Dichotomous distributions are checked for significance using the point-to-point correlation coefficient. As a correlation measure, the rank correlation coefficient (Spearman's Rho) is calculated and checked for significance. The level of significance is set at alpha = 0.05. Various cluster analyzes are to be carried out, e.g. - by federal state - by hospice type (children's or adult hospice) - by type of medical care. The evaluation should also make a comparison between the levels of evidence taken in the S3 guideline and the therapies implemented in practice.	—

Measure

Time frame

The mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum as well as the associated confidence intervals are calculated as descriptive measures. For non-normally distributed variables, the corresponding non-parametric position measurements are calculated (median, interquartile range). Frequency differences are checked for significance with a Chi-square four-field test (for small cell populations using Fisher's exact test). Dichotomous distributions are checked for significance using the point-to-point correlation coefficient. As a correlation measure, the rank correlation coefficient (Spearman's Rho) is calculated and checked for significance. The level of significance is set at alpha = 0.05. Various cluster analyzes are to be carried out, e.g. - by federal state - by hospice type (children's or adult hospice) - by type of medical care. The evaluation should also make a comparison between the levels of evidence taken in the S3 guideline and the therapies implemented in practice.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Volberg

Klinik für Anästhesie und IntensivmedizinUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und MarburgStandort Marburg

christian.volberg@med.uni-marburg.de064215864934

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026