Determining ICU Staffs Conceptions, Opinions, Views, Experiences and Reflection of Brain Death and Organ Donation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06640088

Acronym

DISCOVER

Enrollment

338

Registered

2024-10-15

Start date

2024-10-14

Completion date

2025-04-30

Last updated

2026-06-17

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Conditions

Brain Death

Keywords

Organ Donation, Intensive Care Unit

Brief summary

The study aims to gather information regarding the individual perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and conceptual understanding of healthcare professionals working in the intensive care units at the University Hospital Basel, the Cantonal Hospital Aarau and the Cantonal Hospital Baselland, and to determine associations of individual beliefs, personal, educational, and professional experiences with individual perceptions, opinions, and conceptual understanding regarding brain death and organ donation.

Detailed description

To achieve the study objectives, the investigator will employ a questionnaire-based survey administered to the consenting/participating nurses and physicians. The questionnaire will address various aspects related to personal background, religious affiliation, beliefs about life after death, the conceptual understanding of brain death and organ donation, as well as experiences and opinions related to these topics.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Consenting nurses and physicians currently working in the intensive care units (ICU) at the University Hospital Basel, the Cantonal Hospital Aarau and the Cantonal Hospital Baselland * Only nurses and physicians consenting to participate will be included

Exclusion criteria

* Nurses and physicians not currently working (any more) in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the University Hospital Basel, the Cantonal Hospital Aarau or the Cantonal Hospital Baselland * Nurses and physicians who do not consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Information on individual perceptions regarding brain death and organ donation	at baseline	Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual perceptions
Information on individual opinions regarding brain death and organ donation	at baseline	Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual opinions
Information on individual beliefs regarding brain death and organ donation	at baseline	Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual beliefs
Information on conceptual understanding regarding brain death and organ donation	at baseline	Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify conceptual understanding
Identification of interprofessional variations	at baseline	Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify interprofessional variations

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRaoul C. Sutter, Prof. Dr.

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Outcome results