Border-Region study investigates whether nationality affects burn survival
NCT ID NCT07673796
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks back at medical records of about 1,400 burn patients treated at a hospital near a border. Researchers want to see if foreign-national patients have different outcomes, such as death rates or need for intensive care, compared to Turkish citizens. No new treatments or tests are given; the goal is to learn from existing data.
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 differences in outcomes are found, this could point to ways to improve care for foreign-national burn patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective chart review, not a controlled experiment. It can show associations but not prove causes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study population will consist of all pediatric and adult burn patients hospitalized and treated at the Burn Center of Gaziantep City Hospital between October 2023 and June 2026 who meet the eligibility criteria. Patients will be classified as Turkish citizens or foreign-national patients according to hospital records.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients hospitalized and treated with a diagnosis of burn injury at the Burn Center of Gaziantep City Hospital between October 2023 and June 2026. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of burn injury in patient files, discharge summaries, or hospital information management system records. Patients whose nationality status can be classified as Turkish citizen or foreign-national according to hospital records. Patients with available basic demographic, clinical, and in-hospital outcome data. Patients of all age groups and both sexes. Exclusion Criteria: Patients treated outside the predefined study period. Patients without a confirmed diagnosis of burn injury. Patients evaluated only in the outpatient setting without hospitalization. Patients with missing nationality data. Patients with insufficient demographic or clinical outcome data for analysis. Duplicate records related to the same burn event; only the first hospitalization will be included. Patients evaluated only for consultation without hospitalization at the Burn Center of Gaziantep City Hospital. \-
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