Usability, structural assessment, and self-reporting tools in Tele-Intensive Care Units

Usability, structural assessment, and self-reporting tools in Tele-Intensive Care Units - U START TICU

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032246

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-08-11

Start date

2023-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Structure, surveillance, and feedback data from participating intensive care units.

Interventions

Group 1: Prospective Multicenter Study: assessment of structure, process, and outcome quality, and feedback analysis of Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the context of telemedical consultation and ward r

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Structural Assessment: All intensive care units from different countries with which there is a cooperation agreement within the international Tele-ICU network. Feedback: All staff members of the intensive care units (physicians and nursing personnel) who have participated in a telemedical visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Staff of home institution (Charité)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary research question: Can regular standardized assessment enable needs-based telemedical intervention to improve modifiable structures, processes, and outcome indicators of participating intensive care units (ICUs)? Primary outcome: Number of fulfilled modifiable structure, process, and outcome indicators. Timeline for tool development: within 3 months from the start of the study. Timing of tool application: at the start of the respective ICU's participation in the study, every 6 months during the study, and at study completion.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary research question: Can regular standardized assessment enable needs-based telemedical intervention to improve modifiable structures, processes, and outcome indicators of participating intensive care units (ICUs)? Primary outcome: Number of fulfilled modifiable structure, process, and outcome indicators. Timeline for tool development: within 3 months from the start of the study. Timing of tool application: at the start of the respective ICU's participation in the study, every 6 months during the study, and at study completion.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary research questions: 1. Can a self-reporting structural assessment tool be developed and continuously optimized to facilitate standardized evaluation of the ICUs? 2. Can the structural assessment tool enable standardized data collection on structures, processes, and outcome indicators of participating ICUs? 3. Can a feedback tool be developed and continuously optimized to conduct standardized user surveys of telemedical visits? 4. Can the regular use of the feedback tool enable standardized assessment of user-friendliness? Secondary outcome: Identification of (modifiable) factors of the structural assessment and feedback tools based on the pilot version of the instruments. Timeline for tool development: within 3 months from the start of the study. Timing of tool application: at the start of the respective ICU's participation in the study, every 6 months during the study, and at study completion.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary research questions: 1. Can a self-reporting structural assessment tool be developed and continuously optimized to facilitate standardized evaluation of the ICUs? 2. Can the structural assessment tool enable standardized data collection on structures, processes, and outcome indicators of participating ICUs? 3. Can a feedback tool be developed and continuously optimized to conduct standardized user surveys of telemedical visits? 4. Can the regular use of the feedback tool enable standardized assessment of user-friendliness? Secondary outcome: Identification of (modifiable) factors of the structural assessment and feedback tools based on the pilot version of the instruments. Timeline for tool development: within 3 months from the start of the study. Timing of tool application: at the start of the respective ICU's participation in the study, every 6 months during the study, and at study completion.

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Countries

Montenegro, South Africa, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Contacts

Public ContactBjörn Weiß

Klinik für Anästhesiologie mit Schwerpunkt operative Intensivmedizin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

bjoern.weiss@charite.de+49 30 450651051

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 24, 2026