Nurse-Led care in ERs: a game changer for patient satisfaction?
NCT ID NCT07004270
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study from a French hospital examines whether adding advanced practice nurses to the emergency department improves patient satisfaction and care quality. Researchers surveyed over 900 patients and compared data before and after the nurses started. The goal is to see if these nurses can help reduce wait times and improve the patient experience without compromising safety.
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 successful, this could show that advanced practice nurses improve patient satisfaction and safety in emergency departments, potentially leading to wider use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-hospital observational study, so results may not apply elsewhere. It measures satisfaction and safety but does not test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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921 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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
Patients seen in the fast-track emergency department during the inclusion periods, who were cared by an Advanced Practice Nurse or physician, and who did not refuse to be included in the study by gathering their routine care data and, if applicable, their anonymous responses to the patient satisfaction survey.
- 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: * Patient arrived in fast-track unit during Advanced Practice Nurses' attendance periods * Adult over or equal 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who refused to participate to the research * Patient deprived of total or partial liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Patients under guardianship or trusteeship * Patient with diagnosed cognitive disorders * Non-French-speaking patient * Patients who left without waiting for treatment or against medical advice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Poitiers
Poitiers, France, 86021, France
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