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Can a questionnaire make hospitals more compassionate?

NCT ID NCT07568977

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Herlev and Gentofte Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study involves 2200 patients and healthcare workers across several Danish hospital departments. Researchers are testing a questionnaire called the Sinclair Compassion Scale to see if it can reliably measure how compassionate care feels to patients and how capable staff feel at providing it. The goal is to find ways to improve compassion and reduce burnout among healthcare professionals.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide hospitals with a reliable tool to measure and improve compassionate care, potentially reducing burnout among healthcare workers.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The questionnaires may not capture all aspects of compassion, and results may not apply to other settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 2,200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Patients and healthcare professionals in 5 different departments at Herlev Gentofte Hospital

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Patients: Inclusion Criteria: 1. A patient at either the a. Department of Nephrology, b. Department of Internal Medicine, c. Emergency Department (ED) d. Department of Orthopedic Surgery.Rheumatology and Orthopedics or e. Perioperative and Intensive Care Department 2. Age 18-100+ 3. All genders 4. Danish speaking 5. Must have had contact with at least one healthcare professional before completing the questionnaire. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient exclusion criteria: 2. Age 0-17 3. Non-Danish speaking 4. Not a patient at the a. Department of Nephrology, b. Department of Internal Medicine, c. Emergency Department (ED) d. Department of Orthopedic Surgery or e. Department of Anesthesia, Operation and Intensive Care) 5. No contact with a healthcare professional 6. Has answered the questionnaire before Healthcare professionals: HCP inclusion criteria 1. Employed in one of the five departments included (phase 1b and 2): a. Department of Nephrology, b. Department of Internal Medicine c. Emergency Department, d. Department of Orthopedic Surgery or e. Department of Anesthesia, Operation and Intensive Care. 2. All genders 3. Danish speaking 4. Must have engaged with a patient HCP exclusion criteria 1. Not employed in one of the five departments included (a. Department of Nephrology, b. Department of Internal Medicine, c. Emergency Department, d. Department of Orthopedic Surgery or e. Department of Anesthesia, Operation and Intensive Care) 2. Not Danish speaking

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Burnout, Psychological

As listed by the trial registrant

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Burnout Compassion Compassion ability Compassion competence Compassionate care Focus of the study is measure compassion competence, compassion ability, compassionate care and burnout Investigate compassionate care and burnout in healthcare

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Herlev Gentofte Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Herlev, 2630, Denmark

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