Can fake emergencies make ICU work less stressful?
NCT ID NCT06944821
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether in-person simulation training—where ICU staff practice handling life-threatening emergencies in their own unit—can improve their quality of work life and teamwork. 90 nurses and nursing assistants took part. The goal was to see if this training reduces burnout and boosts compassion satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- in-situ simulation training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to reduce burnout and improve teamwork among intensive care staff.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 90 participants, so results may not apply to other hospitals. It also measures feelings and teamwork, not patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Paramedical staff (nurse and nursing assistant) in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Montpellier University Hospital. * Acceptance of being filmed for direct video transcription during the intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of consent or inability to give consent (guardianship, curatorship) * Paramedics intending to leave the department before the end of the study. * Not affiliated to a French social security scheme or not a beneficiary of such a scheme
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Departement of anesthesia cardio-thoracic and vascular resuscitation Arnaud de Vinelleuve Hospital CHU of Montpellier.
Montpellier, Occitanie, 34090, France
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University Hospital of Montpellier
Montpellier, France
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