Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative TherapiesNCT05236179
Survey of Inpatients on Integrative Therapy Methods
An observational study of Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative Therapies, run by ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
Observational study of general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies. The study recruits inpatients of the Filderklinik, an anthroposophic hospital in southwestern Germany. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative Therapies
- What is being tested?
- Integrative therapies
- How many people
- 127 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 15 Feb 2022to 29 Dec 2022
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Inpatients of the Filderklinik who have received at least 10 treatments with one or more of the various integrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik.
Who may be able to join
- Written informed consent
- Filderklinik inpatient who had at least 10 treatments with one ore more of the integrative therapy methods
- Age 18 years or older
Who cannot join
- Insufficient German language skills
- Legally incapacitated patients
- Patients who are physically incapable of giving written consent
- Patients in isolation wards
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Patient Survey on Integrative Therapy Methods - a Cross-sectional Study of Hospital Inpatients
Observational study of general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies. The study recruits inpatients of the Filderklinik, an anthroposophic hospital in southwestern Germany. The aim is to assess overall patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies at the Filderklinik.
Read the detailed description
This is a cross-sectional study to investigate general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies in an anthroposophic hospital. Participants will be recruited at the Filderklinik, a hospital in southwestern Germany that uses anthroposophic medicine (AM) on a broad basis. Inpatients who have received at least 10 treatments with one or more of the different integrative therapy methods will be asked for their willingness to participate. After providing written informed consent, participants will complete a questionnaire on integrative therapies received and overall patient satisfaction. In addition, data from the clinic database will be analyzed and cross-checked with the questionnaire data to verify and specify information about the participating sample. The focus of the study is to assess general patient satisfaction and experience with integrative therapy methods among inpatients at the Filderklinik.
- Being tested
- Integrative therapies
- Keywords
- Integrative therapies, Anthroposophic medicine, Overall patient satisfaction, Inpatients, Survey
- Medical subject headings
- Patient Satisfaction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Integrative therapiesOther
Integrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik, such as music therapy, therapeutic painting, therapeutic sculptural forming, speech therapy, eurythmy therapy, rhythmical massage, external applications, coloured light therapy
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patient satisfaction, ZUF-8 total score
Patient satisfaction, measured with the ZUF-8 patient satisfaction questionnaire, a validated questionnaire (German language) with 8 items related to overall patient satisfaction associated with an inpatient hospital stay. Items are rated on 4-point scales from positive to negative (no "neutral" position), with 1 being the least positive and 4 being the most positive value (total scale range 8-32). In the current study, the ZUF-8 is part of the comprehensive "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire, which covers all outcome measures not retrieved from the clinic database.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Secondary outcomes (17)
Diagnoses
Diagnoses of each patient documented in the clinic database.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Therapies
Therapies that were prescribed to each patient, as documented in the clinic database.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
OPS codings
OPS codings for each patient documented in the clinic database. OPS = Operationen- und Prozedurenschlüssel, German modification of the ICPM (International Classification of Procedures in Medicine).
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Inpatient admitting department
Department of the Filderklinik to which the patient was admitted for the inpatient stay.
Measured: At the time of admission to the Filderklinik, at the beginning of hospitalization (an average of 7 days).
Integrative therapies according to clinic database
Integrative therapies that were prescribed to each patient, as documented in the clinic database.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with music therapy
Patient experience with the music therapy prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapeutic painting
Patient experience with the therapeutic painting prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapeutic sculptural forming
Patient experience with the therapeutic sculptural forming prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with speech therapy
Patient experience with the speech therapy prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with eurythmy therapy
Patient experience with the eurythmy therapy prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with rhythmical massage
Patient experience with the rhythmical massage prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with external applications
Patient experience with the external applications prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with coloured light therapy
Patient experience with the coloured light therapy prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with the timing of integrative therapies
Patient experience with the timing of the integrative therapies prescribed to them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapy plan communication
Patient experience with communication about the therapy plan that was set up for them, assessed with the "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire. The questionnaire records general patient satisfaction and patient experience with the integrative therapy methods at the Filderklinik and asks for aspects of organization and procedure as well as the therapy itself. Answers are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "I fully agree" to "I fully disagree", with "I fully agree" representing positive ratings.
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Difference in patient satisfaction: prior experience with AM vs. no prior experience with AM
Difference in patient satisfaction between the group of patients who had prior experience with AM and the group who had no prior experience with AM, measured with the ZUF-8 questionnaire. ZUF = "Zufriedenheit" = satisfaction. ZUF-8 = patient satisfaction questionnaire, a validated questionnaire (German language) with 8 items related to overall patient satisfaction associated with an inpatient hospital stay. Items are rated on 4-point scales from positive to negative (no "neutral" position), with 1 being the least positive and 4 being the most positive value (total scale range 8-32).
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Difference in patient satisfaction: Filderklinik chosen for treatment with AM vs. Filderklinik chosen for other reasons
Difference in patient satisfaction between the group of patients who chose the Filderklinik because they request treatment with AM and the group who chose the Filderklinik for other reasons, measured with the ZUF-8 questionnaire. ZUF = "Zufriedenheit" = satisfaction. ZUF-8 = patient satisfaction questionnaire, a validated questionnaire (German language) with 8 items related to overall patient satisfaction associated with an inpatient hospital stay. Items are rated on 4-point scales from positive to negative (no "neutral" position), with 1 being the least positive and 4 being the most positive value (total scale range 8-32).
Measured: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Feb 2022
- Study start15 Feb 2022
- Primary completion29 Dec 2022
- Study completion29 Dec 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative TherapiesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 127 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Jan Vagedes, Dr, Study director, ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05236179
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PAT_01
- Status last verified
- Apr 2023
- First submitted
- 2 Feb 2022
- Last updated
- 19 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Deidentified individual participant data will be made available, in addition to study protocol and informed consent form.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Patient Survey on Integrative Therapy Methods - a Cross-sectional Study of Hospital Inpatients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05236179
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PAT_01
- Keywords
- Integrative therapies, Anthroposophic medicine, Overall patient satisfaction, Inpatients, Survey
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 127 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 29 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 29 Dec 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Observational study of general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies. The study recruits inpatients of the Filderklinik, an anthroposophic hospital in southwestern Germany. The aim is to assess overall patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies at the Filderklinik.
Detailed description
This is a cross-sectional study to investigate general patient satisfaction and inpatients' experiences with integrative therapies in an anthroposophic hospital. Participants will be recruited at the Filderklinik, a hospital in southwestern Germany that uses anthroposophic medicine (AM) on a broad basis. Inpatients who have received at least 10 treatments with one or more of the different integrative therapy methods will be asked for their willingness to participate. After providing written informed consent, participants will complete a questionnaire on integrative therapies received and overall patient satisfaction. In addition, data from the clinic database will be analyzed and cross-checked with the questionnaire data to verify and specify information about the participating sample. The focus of the study is to assess general patient satisfaction and experience with integrative therapy methods among inpatients at the Filderklinik.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Inpatients of the Filderklinik who have received at least 10 treatments with one or more of the various integrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Written informed consent
- Filderklinik inpatient who had at least 10 treatments with one ore more of the integrative therapy methods
- Age 18 years or older
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Insufficient German language skills
- Legally incapacitated patients
- Patients who are physically incapable of giving written consent
- Patients in isolation wards
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative therapiesIntegrative therapy methods used at the Filderklinik, such as music therapy, therapeutic painting, therapeutic sculptural forming, speech therapy, eurythmy therapy, rhythmical massage, external applications, coloured light therapy | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Patient satisfaction, ZUF-8 total score
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient satisfaction, measured with the ZUF-8 patient satisfaction questionnaire, a validated questionnaire (German language) with 8 items related to overall patient satisfaction associated with an inpatient hospital stay. Items are rated on 4-point scales from positive to negative (no "neutral" position), with 1 being the least positive and 4 being the most positive value (total scale range 8-32). In the current study, the ZUF-8 is part of the comprehensive "Special Therapy Procedures" questionnaire, which covers all outcome measures not retrieved from the clinic database.
17 secondary outcomes
Diagnoses
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Therapies
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
OPS codings
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Inpatient admitting department
Time frame: At the time of admission to the Filderklinik, at the beginning of hospitalization (an average of 7 days).
Integrative therapies according to clinic database
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with music therapy
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapeutic painting
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapeutic sculptural forming
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with speech therapy
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with eurythmy therapy
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with rhythmical massage
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with external applications
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with coloured light therapy
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with the timing of integrative therapies
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Patient experience with therapy plan communication
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Difference in patient satisfaction: prior experience with AM vs. no prior experience with AM
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Difference in patient satisfaction: Filderklinik chosen for treatment with AM vs. Filderklinik chosen for other reasons
Time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Apr 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Deidentified individual participant data will be made available, in addition to study protocol and informed consent form.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jan Vagedes, Dr study director
ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Patient Satisfaction and Experience With Integrative Therapies, run by ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Patient satisfaction, ZUF-8 total score (time frame: Assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Apr 2023.