Examining ICU Admission Patterns Based on Gender and Ethnicity

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study investigates potential biases in ICU admission practices related to gender and ethnicity. It aims to determine whether intensive care physicians have differing thresholds for admitting patients based on non-medical factors, despite the presence of critical illness. Using a blinded randomized factorial survey, the study will analyze responses from intensive care physicians to assess their decision-making processes. The findings could reveal disparities in treatment that may affect patient outcomes in the ICU.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

We will include intensive care physicians, both in training and specialists as responders in this randomized survey study

Exclusion Criteria:

We will exclude "button-mashers", i.e. participating respondents that toggle through the case descriptions faster than they possibly could read the case description. A case answered \<20 seconds will be ruled out.

Where it's running

• Karolinska Institutet
  Stockholm, Sweden Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Max Bell, MD, PhD — Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet
• Study coordinator: Max Bell, MD, PhD
• Email: max.bell@regionstockholm.se
• Phone: +46708278533

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.