Psychiatric nurses under pressure: study reveals hidden anxiety toll
NCT ID NCT07418255
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study measured anxiety levels in 543 nurses who have worked in psychiatric settings for over a year. Researchers used a standard anxiety questionnaire to understand how stress from unpredictable patients, violence risk, and emotional demands affects these healthcare workers. The goal was to gather information, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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543 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
State-registered nurse
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * State-registered nurse, * Practising for more than one year in a psychiatric environment, whether in a full or partial hospitalisation unit, or in a medical-psychological centre * Whatever positions they previously held * Agreeing to take part in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * nursing students * Practising for less than a year in a psychiatric setting * Protected by law (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice) * Refusing to take part in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gestonnairedu CURRS
Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, 51100, France
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Ufr Medecine Urca
Reims, 51100, France
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