Can a gut feeling save lives? ICU study tests simple predictions
NCT ID NCT03553069
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 800 emergency ICU patients to see if simple checks and gut feelings from nurses and students can predict who will survive, just as well as complex scoring systems. The goal was to collect data and compare different prediction methods to find the easiest and most reliable way to forecast outcomes in critically ill patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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800 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Apr 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study will be conducted in the department of Critical Care of the University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, a tertiary teaching hospital in the Northern part of the Netherlands.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Emergency admission * Expected stay \> 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Planned admission either after surgery or for other reasons * Suicide attempts due to acute psychiatric 'derailment', mental retardation or a language barrier
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9700 RB, Netherlands
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