Implicit Bias in Intensive Care: Analysis and Assessment.

NCT07886619 — Not yet recruiting, 1000 participants, University Hospital, Bordeaux

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Registry	NCT07886619, acronym BIRMAnie
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	Observational
Enrollment	1000 (Estimated)
Sponsor	University Hospital, Bordeaux (Other); collaborators: Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Economie de la Santé, France
Conditions	Intensive Care
Dates	start 2026-12-01 (estimated), primary completion 2027-03-01 (estimated), completion 2027-03-01 (estimated), first posted 2026-10-21, last updated 2026-10-21
Locations	1 site in France

-Summary

This study uses clinical vignettes to explore how healthcare professionals make complex ethical decisions in intensive care settings. Participants evaluate several simulated scenarios, and their responses are analyzed to better understand decision making patterns.

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+Detailed description

The project investigates how clinicians assess and manage severe neurological cases through standardized vignette based simulations. The study aims to characterize variability in clinical judgments across different professional groups.

+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Healthcare professional

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Decision rating on a 4 point Likert scale [at inclusion day]: Participants indicate how strongly they support a specific management option in each vignette

Secondary outcomes

Decision rating for ICU admission (Likert scale) [at inclusion day]: Participants indicate how strongly they support an ICU admission in each vignette
Association between decision patterns and respondent characteristics [at inclusion day]: The decisions made by participants will be evaluated based on several criteria related to their own characteristics. (profession, experience, age, etc.)

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to any, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthcare professionals working in intensive care units, including:

* physicians (residents, fellows, attendings),
* nurses,
* nurse assistants.

Exclusion Criteria:

* No criteria

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
Hopital Pellegrin	Bordeaux	France