Ethics in action: how a hospital committee tackles tough medical decisions
NCT ID NCT05466292
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a Clinical Ethics Committee (CEC) works in a cancer research hospital in Italy. The CEC helps doctors, nurses, and other staff deal with difficult ethical questions in patient care. Researchers are surveying and interviewing healthcare workers to see how well the committee is being used and what could make it more helpful.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be selected from Healthcare professionals employed at the local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * being a healthcare professionals (HPs) (physicians, therapists, nurses, social workers, healthcare researcher, pharmacist..) * being an HPs employed at the Health Care Authority of Reggio Emilia; Participants will be included in the qualitative evaluation if they: * are working as a Head of Departments / local Manager at the Local health Authority of Reggio Emilia, and have been contacted by the CEC's President during the dissemination process; * have been a member of the CEC in the last 16 months; * submitted at least 1 ethics consultation request; * participated to at least 1 of the 5 training courses on ethics consultation promoted by the CEC
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italia, Italy
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