An observational study in Sepsis, sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany. Recruiting at 1 site in Ghana. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.
Sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Observational
The research project is an anonymous, prospective, non-interventional consensus study in the form of a modified Delphi method, consisting of three online surveys and structured feedback meetings without recording. The goal is the structured evaluation and consolidation of expert assessments to develop context-adapted quality indicators and operationalize them for early sepsis care in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The expert panel will be recruited through purposive sampling via existing national and international sepsis networks (including the Sub-Saharan African Consortium for the Advancement of Innovative Research and Care in Africa, "STAIRS"), scientific collaborations, and personal invitations from the study team in Berlin.
Invited are professionals with proven experience in sepsis care or sepsis research in sub-Saharan Africa, including physicians, nurses, researchers, and other healthcare professionals involved in acute care and quality assurance.
For the first Delphi round, the investigators plan to recruit approximately 10-15 experts. In a second recruitment phase, participants may nominate additional experts with relevant expertise (snowball sampling). The total number of panel members should not exceed 30-45.
2,416 studies on the registry are indexed under Sepsis; 541 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 45 is below the median of 150 across 1,162 observational studies indexed under Sepsis.
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Professionals with proven experience in sepsis care or sepsis research in low- and middle-income countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, including physicians, nurses, researchers, and other healthcare professionals involved in early acute care and quality assurance.
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Exclusion criteria:
The degree of expert consensus on individual quality indicators
The degree of expert consensus on individual quality indicators, measured on a 5-point Likert scale (median and interquartile range) .
Time frame: Up to October 2026
The final, agreed-upon set of quality indicators
The final, agreed-upon set of quality indicators is developed during the project
Time frame: Up to October 2026
The agreed-upon structure of the STEPS survey instrument.
The agreed-upon structure of the STEPS survey instrument.
Time frame: Up to October 2026
The agreed-upon content of the STEPS survey instrument.
The agreed-upon content of the STEPS survey instrument.
Time frame: Up to October 2026
Plan to share: No
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