Can a mediation team tame ICU tensions?
NCT ID NCT07621874
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a structured conflict mediation program in an adult intensive care unit (ICU). The program includes a trained mediation team and a care planning committee to handle conflicts between staff, patients, and families. Researchers will measure whether it reduces the number of serious conflicts, improves family satisfaction, and lowers stress among staff and family members.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Conflict Mediation Team and Singular Care Plan Committee (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical way to reduce conflicts and stress in ICUs, making them safer and more supportive for both staff and families.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study at one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere. The program is complex and may be hard to implement consistently.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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-family members of patients or intensive care unit staff
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