NCT05974800

Potential Improvements in Emergency Department Care for Cancer Patients According to Clinical Staff

Identification of Potential Improvements in the Acute Care Pathway for Cancer Patients in the Emergency Department (OVERSEE - II Trial)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this Single center prospective cross-sectional study is to identify the facilitators and barriers among caregivers in the emergency department that influence disposition of patients with solid and hematology malignancies. The main question it aims to answer is to categorize the facilitators and barriers identified by three groups of emergency department (ED) staff. Participants will be asked for permission, afterwards a short interview will be held with the different ED caregivers (ED nurse, attending physician and supervising physician).

Detailed description

The goal of this to identify the facilitators and barriers among caregivers in the emergency department (ED) that influence disposition of patients with solid and hematology malignancies. Participants will be asked for permission, afterwards a short interview will be held with the different caregivers (ED nurse, attending physician and supervising physician) in the ED. The interviews will be held in the order of the ED care pathway, meaning ED nurse first, treating physician second and supervising physician at last. The interviews will be conducted for every patient with each of the caregivers. Each interview will be conducted after the caregiver has made the first examination of the patient. The interview focuses on several parts of the emergency care process: The first part is regarding the actions that are executed during an ED visit. We will establish which actions are executed and why. The second part is regarding the suspected outcome for the patient. The third part will be about any potential improvements to the emergency care process for the patient.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Emergencies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Emergency department caregivers interview	The interview focuses on several parts of the emergency care process: The first part is regarding the actions that are executed during an emergency department visit. We will establish which actions are executed and why. The second part is regarding the suspected outcome for the patient. The third part will be about any potential improvements to the emergency care process for the patient.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-02
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2023-08-03
• Last updated: 2024-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands