Nice attack study reveals hidden toll on hospital heroes
NCT ID NCT03353805
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the mental health of hospital staff and medical students after the 2016 Nice terrorist attack. Researchers surveyed 804 people to understand how the event affected them and to find better ways to support caregivers in future crises. The goal was to learn, not to 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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804 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- 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
The staff * From the establishments of the Nice University Hospital: Hôpital Pasteur, Hôpital l' Archet, Hôpital de Cimiez, Hôpital St Roch, Unité centrale de production or UCP, Hôpital de Tende. * From the Lenval Hospital building: staff of the Nice CHU-Lenval Children's Hospital, and staff of the Lenval Foundation. * Students (external from M1 onwards, i. e. the 4th year, and interns) enrolled in Nice-Sophia Antipolis Faculty of Medicine.
- Ages
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* inclusion criteria: hospital staff Whether or not directly involved in the attack of 14 July 2016. * exclusion criteria: non hospital staff
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nice Hospital
Nice, 06000, France
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