What is the Perceived Role of Risk in DOC Healthcare.

July 4, 2025 updated by: University of Nottingham

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom, SW15 3SW
        • Recruiting
        • Royal Hospital for Neurodisability
        • Contact:
      • Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG7 2HA

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

people in a doc

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Meaning based themes on what influences decision making in DOC
Time Frame: 2 years
Thematic analysis (TA) will consolidate and develop themes across all data sources (i.e., interview and VRE transcripts, field notes). The planned TA approach will borrow theory from reflexive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2022) and a critical realist TA approach which supports causal explanation development (Fryer, 2022). Causal research questions will be developed and refined throughout data collection and explored through TA.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Nottingham

Collaborators

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 16, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 10, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 4, 2025

Last Verified

March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24051

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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