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A study to assess nursing workload in a intensive care unit

Assessment of workload amongst ICU nurses in a tertiary care academic university using Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-28) and Nursing Activity Scores (NAS). A prospective observational study. - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110605
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-05-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N170- Acute kidney failure with tubularnecrosis Health Condition 2: K87- Disorders of gallbladder, biliarytract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 3: I953- Hypotension of hemodialysis Health Condition 4: G01- Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 5: J158- Pneumonia due to other specified bacteria

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sai Saran
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Critically ill patients defined as sequential organ failure (SOFA 6) admitted in CCM on the day of ICU admission Patients with an expected stay of more than 72 hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of burns or other skin and soft tissue infections requiring frequent wound dressings Patients for whom palliative care / end of life care is planned. Brain dead patients being maintained for organ donation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The study will show whether the ICU is understaffed or overstaffed based on actual patient needs.Timepoint: 6, 12, 24 and 72 hours of ICU admission

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlate both the scoring systems and correlate with the existing nurse patient ratioTimepoint: at 6, 12, 24 and 72 hours of ICU admission

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSai Saran

Sanjay gandhi postgraduate institute of medical sciences

saisaranpv@gmail.com8004505719

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026