NCT06847802

Delphi Process to Achieve Global Consensus on Gender Equity in Critical Care

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tata Memorial Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Gender inequalities in healthcare, including among critical care professionals, have been widely recognized over the last decade. Significant gender disparities persist in areas including leadership, academia, research, workplace remuneration, and medical publication among critical care professionals. Furthermore, there remains a notable gap in knowledge and awareness regarding gender equity (all genders) and inclusivity among healthcare professionals. Given the limited research and evidence on these issues, Investigator propose employing the Delphi methodology to generate consensus among global critical care practitioners on position statements aimed at addressing gender equity (all genders) in critical care.

Detailed description

To generate consensus among a diverse panel of critical care practitioners, scientists, and researchers on the strategic measures to achieve gender equity in critical care within healthcare institutions, professional societies, organizations, and boards in various professional domains.

Conditions

• Professional Role
• Research Peer Review

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Survey	The survey will include statements related to the Domains Addressing healthcare workers/trainees, Critical Care (CC) Academic meetings, At the Workplace, CC Academia, Education of CC Trainees, Professionalism and Misconduct, Administration and Governance in the Workplace and in CC Societies, Environmental and logistic facilities, Publication of Gender metrics, Committee/working group for gender-balance The statements related to the domains will be drafted in the form of a 7-point Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, disagree, strongly disagree) Statements that achieved consensus and stability will be used to issue the position. The results of the Delphi rounds, position statements, and the manuscript will be reviewed and approved by the panelists before submission for publication

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2025-02-26
• Last updated: 2025-02-26