ICU restraint study: what happens when patients are tied down?
NCT ID NCT06921070
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of 2,000 adults who were physically restrained in a Swiss intensive care unit between 2010 and 2023. The goal is to understand how often restraints are used, what problems they cause, and which patients are more likely to be restrained. This is an observational study, meaning no new treatments or interventions are being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 study population includes all consecutive adult patients (i.e. \>= 18 years of age) being physically restrained in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital Basel between 2010 and 2023.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (i.e., patients ≥18 years of age) * Being physically restrained in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital Basel between 2010 and 2023 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years. * Patients with documented refusal to use data.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Basel, Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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