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What is the Perceived Role of Risk in DOC Healthcare.

— Observational Disorders of Consciousness

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Observation.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Disorders of Consciousness. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United Kingdom
Next step
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Official title

What is the Perceived Role of Risk in the Healthcare Received by People in Disorders of Consciousness (DOC)?

Overview

Critical ethnography exploring how decisions are made on behalf of people in disorder of consciousness (DOC). Prospective longitudinal case study design including observation, field interview and video reflexive ethnography.

Interventions

  • Other Observation
    case study will be observed participants, methods will include observation, interview and video reflexive ethnography

Primary outcome measures

  • Meaning based themes on what influences decision making in DOC [Time frame: 2 years]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • People in a DOC:
  • Working diagnosis of being in a DOC.
  • Have an appropriate family member able to act as a consultee.
  • Over 18 years of age.

Family members and healthcare workers:

  • conversational English.
  • able to give consent.
  • over 18 years of age.
  • Involved in decision making on behalf of a person in a DOC

Exclusion criteria

Person in a Disorder of Consciousness

  • Not in a DOC, diagnosis uncertain, or appears to be emerging.
  • Clinically unstable or approaching the end of their life.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Observational model
Case-only

Study locations

United Kingdom · 2 centers
  • Royal Hospital for Neurodisability — London
  • University of Nottingham — Nottingham

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06647433 · 24051

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗