COVID-19: National Strategy for Palliative Care of severely ill and dying people and their relatives in Pandemics (PallPan) in Germany - Pandemic plans and pandemic response teams at federal, state, community level and local health care facilities (PallPan WP6)

COVID-19: National Strategy for Palliative Care of severely ill and dying people and their relatives in Pandemics (PallPan) in Germany - Pandemic plans and pandemic response teams at federal, state, community level and local health care facilities (PallPan WP6) - PallPan AP6

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025013

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-04

Start date

2020-10-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

COVID19

Interventions

analysis of pandemic plans

Group 1: interviews with members and counselors of pandemic response teams

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: persons involved in the pandemic management being member or consultant of a pandemic response team of a health care facility or public institution (administration or legislation) responsible for health care issues

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: persons involved exclusively in pandemic management in non-health care related fields

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The study aims to explore the organization, composition and authority of pandemic response teams with a focus on palliative care expertise and pandemic response team members’ experiences on end of life care issues, solutions and challenges. Assessment of consideration of end-of-life situations in pandemic plans.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Heckel

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Palliativmedizinische Abteilung, Forschungsstelle

maria.heckel@uk-erlangen.de004991318542514

Outcome results

None listed

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