Massive study tests best way to lure nurses to denmark
NCT ID NCT06793592
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested different recruitment messages to see what motivates nurses and nursing assistants from other EU countries to consider working in Denmark. Over 110,000 people were randomly assigned to receive a behaviorally informed message, a simple message, or no message at all. Researchers then tracked who engaged by clicking links or responding. The goal is to learn how to better attract international healthcare workers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behaviorally informed recruitment message
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help public health organizations better attract international nursing staff to address workforce shortages.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to other countries or healthcare roles.
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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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110,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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.
- 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.
We define inclusion/exclusion criteria as follows: * Their current/primary country/location listed on the public profile corresponds to any of the 26 European Union countries (all European Union member states except Denmark), as well as Norway and Switzerland. * They have fewer than 10 years of work experience if their profile includes job entries with corresponding start and end dates. Profiles without job dates (preventing calculation of total experience) or with no listed work experience will also be included in the sample. * Their public profile includes any of the following terms in their job titles, either as full terms or partial matches, in English or any local language: "Nurse", "Nursing Assistant", "Registered Nurse", "Intensive Care Nurse", "Emergency Room Nurse", "Surgical Nurse", "Travel Nurse", "Nurse Practitioner", or "Nursing Student" Additionally, their education section lists any of these terms, either as full terms or partial matches: "Nurse", "Nursing", "Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse" or "Nursing Science". We exclude job titles that indicate roles outside the scope of our interest. Examples include: "Midwife", "Dental nurse", "Veterinary nurse", "Occupational health/company nurse", "Cosmetology nurse", "Military/Fire nurse", "Retired nurse", "Nurse consultant/advisor", and "Nurse teacher/professor". In addition, we drop any positions or education records where the job/degree title appears 5 or fewer times in the sample. * Individuals with five or more connections on their LinkedIn profile. * Individuals with an active profile (i.e. a profile that has been updated) in 2024.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University
Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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