Hidden danger in the ICU: study reveals how often staff face assault
NCT ID NCT06933433
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examines how often healthcare workers in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) experience physical, verbal, or sexual assaults from patients or their relatives. Researchers will review medical records of 865 adults who were in the ICU and had a reported incident of violence. The goal is to understand what leads to these assaults and how they affect staff, so hospitals can create safer workplaces.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help hospitals develop better safety measures to protect healthcare workers in intensive care units.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study that looks at past records, so it cannot prove causes or predict future incidents. Results may not apply to other hospitals or settings.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Base, Intensive Care Unit
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland