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Nursing expertise in ECMO care: Skills, challenges and prospects

Nursing expertise in ECMO care: Skills, challenges and prospects - Care4ECMO

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00040234
Enrollment
150
Registered
2026-05-28
Start date
2025-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

A nursing science study on nursing competence and quality of care in the intensive care of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Interventions

Group 1: The project will examine experts from the fields of nursing science, clinical nursing practice, nursing education, medicine and perfusion technology who have experience in ECMO care. Data col

Sponsors

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study will include experts from the fields of nursing, medicine and perfusion technology who have prior experience in intensive care or medicine and – depending on the study component – proven practical experience in ECMO care. A prerequisite for all empirical study components is voluntary participation following receipt of written study information and consent. For the Delphi method and the focus group, specialist expertise in the context of intensive care and ECMO is required, whilst the quantitative validation study includes nursing staff with current ECMO experience.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anyone who does not meet these criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective: To identify and agree on key nursing competencies for ECMO care, and to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of content validity, construct validity and test-retest reliability, as well as evaluation of the applicability of the developed instrument in nursing practice and research

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Ochmann König

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

tobias.ochmannkoenig@haw-hamburg.de+49 40 219 04-3381

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026