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ICU nurse training boosts critical thinking and patient care

NCT ID NCT06997614

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Taizhou Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested whether a special nutrition training program could help ICU nurses think more critically and improve patient care. 84 critically ill patients and their nurses took part. The program focused on using the best available evidence to guide nutrition decisions. Results showed that nurses who received the training had better critical thinking skills, and their patients had improved nutrition levels and satisfaction. However, the study was small and done at one hospital, so more research is needed to confirm these findings.

What this could mean

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Active substance
evidence-based nutritional management protocol
What this could lead to
If confirmed in larger studies, this approach could improve how nurses think critically and care for ICU patients, leading to better nutrition and satisfaction.
What could go wrong
This was a small, single-center study with only 84 participants. Results may not apply to other hospitals, and the improvements seen might not hold up in larger, more diverse groups.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

84 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2025

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of critical illness by attending physicians or higher-qualified specialists according to established critical care diagnostic standards * requirement for ICU admission with full access to standardized critical care and medical resources * preserved partial gastrointestinal function without severe intestinal obstruction or perforation confirmed by certified nutritionists or senior nurses, enabling potential enteral nutrition (EN) or combined EN-parenteral nutrition (PN) support. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric instability (e.g., advanced dementia, schizophrenia, status epilepticus) impairing capacity to engage in nutritional assessments or adhere to clinical protocols, which would jeopardize data collection reliability * terminal-stage conditions (malignancies, renal/hepatic failure) with life expectancy \< 7 days or exclusively receiving palliative care, leading to misalignment between their palliative nutritional goals and the study's therapeutic intervention objectives * congenital metabolic disorders (e.g., phenylketonuria) or short bowel syndrome requiring specialized nutritional protocols, which were incompatible with conventional critical care nutritional protocols and could compromise the generalizability of study findings * pregnancy/lactation due to unique nutritional demands and potential risks to fetal/infant development inherent in the study design, contravening established ethical standards * cases involving transfer, voluntary discharge, or withdrawal of consent that compromised data completeness.

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Critically ill patient Evidence based nursing Training

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  • Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, China

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