Palliative care expertise as an integral part of pandemic management (COVID-19)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022473

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-27

Start date

2020-05-29

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

U07.1 Z51.5

Interventions

Group 1: To evaluate scientifically the specific care ward for COVID-19 patients with a high palliative care need (Ecker-Covid ward), guideline-based telephone interviews will be conducted between May

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Employees who have worked at the Ecker-Covid ward in the period March-April 2020 and/or have contributed at its operational level (medical mangement, heads of station, nursing service management) as well as members of the pandemic operations managment (KEL) of the University Medical Center Freiburg who are physically and mentally able to conduct an interview of 1 hour and have voluntarily and informedly agreed to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Employees who were not involved in the planning and/or implementation of the Ecker-Covid ward, are physically and mentally unable to conduct a 1-hour interview or have not agreed to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Exploration of the experiences of a) staff working in a care unit for Covid-19 patients with high palliative care needs set up in the context of the corona pandemic as well as b) the operational management (medical management, nursing service management, ward management) and c) the pandemic operations managment (KEL) concerning this care unit.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The aim is to document and evaluate the experiences of all those involved in planning and implementation in order to evaluate the challenges and opportunities of such a support unit and to make deductions for future crisis modes. In addition, the following should be learned: the motivation for setting up the ward or the work on the ward; the experience of the work on the Ecker-Covid ward; the experience of cooperation in the new team; the evaluation of the teambuilding measures; the evaluation of the quality of care with regard to patients and relatives in the dying phase; the experience of social and physical distance	—

Measure

Time frame

The aim is to document and evaluate the experiences of all those involved in planning and implementation in order to evaluate the challenges and opportunities of such a support unit and to make deductions for future crisis modes. In addition, the following should be learned: the motivation for setting up the ward or the work on the ward; the experience of the work on the Ecker-Covid ward; the experience of cooperation in the new team; the evaluation of the teambuilding measures; the evaluation of the quality of care with regard to patients and relatives in the dying phase; the experience of social and physical distance

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatharina Seibel

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Palliativmedizin, Klinische Forschung

katharina.seibel@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 270-33 280

Outcome results

None listed

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