Clinical trial NCT05552989: Towards Better Preparedness for Future Catastrophes - Local Lessons-learned From COVID-19
Official title: Towards Better Preparedness for Future Catastrophes - a Qualitative Mixed Methods Study of Lessons Learned From Civil-military Disaster Response in Heidelberg, Germany, During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COVID-19 Pandemic
Emergencies
Keywords: COVID-19
disaster management
preparedness
lessons-learned
resilience
Lead sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-09-23
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Key stakeholders of the local disaster relief community

Brief summary: The research question of this study is: "what lessons have been learned from the civil-military cooperation in Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what needs to be done to be better prepared for future disasters?" It is expected that the results of this research provide a deep expert insight into COVID-19 disaster preparedness at the local level. Flanked by comparison with published experiences at the global level, these lessons-learned would contribute to strengthening local crisis resilience sustainably in the future.

Detailed description: Design, execution, analysis and publication of this study is conducted in compliance with the international quality criteria "STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)" and "Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR)".

This is a monocentric, qualitative, mixed-methods, non-interventional, non-randomized research project.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age over 18 years
2. Direct or indirect involvement in civil-military collaboration during the COVID-19 crisis
3. Ability to provide consent
4. Providing written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1) Failure to provide written informed consent to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Civil-military disaster relief support to Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 crisis
timeFrame: Years 2020 to 2022
measure: From civilian capability gaps towards societal resilience
timeFrame: One session of 2 hours (cross-sectional assessment at interview appointment)
measure: From lessons-learned towards better future disaster preparedness
timeFrame: One session of 2 hours (cross-sectional assessment at interview appointment)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Heidelberg
country: Germany
facility: University Hospital Heidelberg
Study officials:
affiliation: Heidelberg University
name: Markus Ries, MD, PhD, MHSc, FCP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Schulze C, Welker A, Kuhn A, Schwertz R, Otto B, Moraldo L, Dentz U, Arends A, Welk E, Wendorff JJ, Koller H, Kuss D, Ries M. Public Health Leadership in a VUCA World Environment: Lessons Learned during the Regional Emergency Rollout of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations in Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Aug 11;9(8):887. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080887.
citation: Ries M. Global key concepts of civil-military cooperation for disaster management in the COVID-19 pandemic-A qualitative phenomenological scoping review. Front Public Health. 2022 Sep 15;10:975667. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.975667. eCollection 2022.