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Acceptability and effectiveness of different information letters for recruiting patients in hospitals

Acceptability and effectiveness of different information letters for recruiting patients in hospitals - SleepRecruit

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00029707
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2022-08-30
Start date
2021-06-07
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

In-patients

Interventions

Group 1: Receipt of a formal information letter on the day of data collection during hospital stay Group 2: Receipt of an information leaflet on the day of data collection during hospital stay

Sponsors

Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Universität zu Köln, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hospitals: general hospitals (inpatient units), hospitals providing at least basic care (internal medicine and surgery), hospitals within 50km of the study centre Wards: bed-managing wards, general wards Patients: age = 18 years, capacity to consent, stay of = 2 nights, informed consent for study participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hospitals: Other hospitals (exclusively psychiatric or neurological beds, exclusively day-care patients), armed forces hospitals, preventive care and rehabilitation facilities Wards: palliative care units, psychiatric wards, paediatric wards, emergency departments, functional units, intermediate and intensive care units Patients: Cognitive and/or physical impairments that do not allow the completion of the questionnaire, insufficient knowledge of the German language that does not allow the completion of the questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Participation rate at the end of the project "Sleep Acute" (number of people participating in the project / number of people who received the information material)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Acceptability (assessment of a self-developed questionnaire immediately after receipting the information material)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSascha Köpke

Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Universität zu Köln, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln

sascha.koepke@uk-koeln.de0049 221 478 51658

Outcome results

None listed

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