An observational study in Brain Death, sponsored by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-17.
Sponsored by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Observational
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.
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.
74 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Death; 10 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 338 is above the median of 80 across 33 observational studies indexed under Brain Death.
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Eligible healthcare professionals in the ICU at the University Hospital Basel, the Cantonal Hospital Aarau and the Cantonal Hospital Baselland
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Information on individual perceptions regarding brain death and organ donation
Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual perceptions
Time frame: at baseline
Information on individual opinions regarding brain death and organ donation
Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual opinions
Time frame: at baseline
Information on individual beliefs regarding brain death and organ donation
Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify individual beliefs
Time frame: at baseline
Information on conceptual understanding regarding brain death and organ donation
Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify conceptual understanding
Time frame: at baseline
Identification of interprofessional variations
Descriptive analyses will be performed to identify interprofessional variations
Time frame: at baseline
Ran from Oct 2024 to primary completion in Apr 2025, 6 months.
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