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Violence in ICU: Outcomes, Lessons, and Experiences of ICU Team (The VIOLENT-Study)

Switzerland500 participantsStarted 2025-03-01

Plain-language summary

This study aims to investigate the perceptions, experiences, and responses of healthcare professionals working in intensive care units in Switzerland concerning patient violence.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Consenting nurses and physicians currently working in Swiss intensive care units * Nurses and physicians consenting to participate will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Nurses and physicians who do not consent

What they're measuring

Demographic information (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Completion date (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Professional background (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Frequency of violent incident (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Type of violent incident (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Characteristics of violent incident (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Reporting of violent incident (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Personal impact of workplace violence (ICU Staff Questionnaire)

Timeframe: 2025

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06921083

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-12

Contact for this trial

Raoul Sutter, Prof. Dr. med.

+41 61 32 87928 raoul.sutter@usb.ch

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