French ICUs treat more sick patients, but deaths drop
NCT ID NCT05353023
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at over 1.5 million adults admitted to French intensive care units (ICUs) between 2013 and 2019. Researchers found that while patients were becoming more critically ill, their stays in the ICU got shorter and death rates decreased. The goal was to understand trends in ICU care and outcomes over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,594,801 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2013
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- 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
All adults patients admitted in French ICU between January 1st, 2013, to December 31st, 2019
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: All adults patients admitted in French ICU between January 1st, 2013, to December 31st, 2019
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Intensive care Unit CHU Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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