NCT03697213 is a clinical trial of Online study in Palliative Care, sponsored by University College, London.

Who is sponsoring NCT03697213?

NCT03697213 is sponsored by University College, London.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03697213?

Interventions in NCT03697213: Online study.

What condition does NCT03697213 study?

NCT03697213 studies Palliative Care, Terminal Illness.

Is NCT03697213 still recruiting?

NCT03697213 is currently completed. Last updated 27 March 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-03-27 · How we verify

NCT03697213

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Surprise Study

Completed Last updated 27 March 2020

What this trial tests

trial testing Online study in Palliative Care in 250 participants. Completed in 1 March 2020.

Timeline

25 March 2019

Primary endpoint
1 March 2020

1 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University College, London
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	250
Start date	25 March 2019
Primary completion	1 March 2020
Estimated completion	1 March 2020
Sites	6 locations across Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland

Drugs / interventions tested

Online study

Conditions studied

Palliative Care — all drugs for Palliative Care →
Terminal Illness — all drugs for Terminal Illness →

Sponsor

University College, London

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Palliative Care or Terminal Illness. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study investigates the use of the Surprise Question \[SQ\] (would you be surprised if this patient were to die in the next 12 months?) in routine practice. In particular, the study will investigate the consistency of the responses to the SQ and the relationship with the subsequent course of action decided upon.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

An online international comparison of palliative care identification in primary care using the Surprise Question.
White N, Oostendorp LJ, Vickerstaff V, Gerlach C, et al · · 2022 · cited 6× · PMID 34596445 · DOI 10.1177/02692163211048340
An online international comparison of thresholds for triggering a negative response to the "Surprise Question": a study protocol.
White N, Oostendorp L, Vickerstaff V, Gerlach C, et al · · 2019 · cited 5× · PMID 30979361 · DOI 10.1186/s12904-019-0413-x

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03697213 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University College, London
Last refreshed: 27 March 2020

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