Nurse or doctor? study tests best team for emergency hospital calls
NCT ID NCT04507737
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different ways to staff a rapid response team—the team that rushes to help when a hospital patient suddenly gets worse. One team includes an ICU doctor and nurse, the other an ICU nurse without a doctor. The goal is to see if the nurse-led team works just as well. About 1,500 adult patients in a general hospital will take part.
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 show that a nurse-led rapid response team is just as effective as a doctor-led team, potentially changing how hospitals staff these teams.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, so results may not apply to all hospitals. The study is about team composition, not a new treatment, so the impact is limited to hospital procedures.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nordsjællands Hospital
RECRUITINGHillerød, Danmark, 3400, Denmark
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