Ignite Creation Date:
2026-03-26 @ 3:17 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-03-30 @ 9:02 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT07416669
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2026-02-18
First Post:
2026-02-02
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.
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Mortality as depicted in medical TV shows compared with reality. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;75:192-195. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.011. Epub 2023 Feb 12. No abstract available.'}, {'pmid': '32304256', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Chartrand L. Dying on television versus dying in intensive care units following withdrawal of life support: how normative frames may traumatise the bereaved. Sociol Health Illn. 2020 Jun;42(5):1155-1170. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13089. Epub 2020 Apr 18.'}, {'pmid': '28993522', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Colwill M, Somerville C, Lindberg E, Williams C, Bryan J, Welman T. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on television: are we miseducating the public? Postgrad Med J. 2018 Feb;94(1108):71-75. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135122. Epub 2017 Oct 9.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'Medical TV dramas have become very popular in recent years. These shows are mainly created for entertainment and often do not reflect what really happens in hospitals. However, television plays an important role in sharing information, shaping how people think, and teaching the public about medicine.\n\nDeath and dying in hospitals, especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), are highly emotional experiences. In real life, these situations often turn out very differently from what patients and families expect. Because of this, it is important to understand how medical TV shows portray major hospital events such as end-of-life care, death, and the delivery of bad news. When what is shown on TV does not match the reality of ICU care, it can lead to unrealistic expectations, false hope, and greater distress for patients and their families at the end of life.\n\nAt the same time, violence and aggression towards healthcare providers have increased in recent years. This can include verbal abuse as well as physical attacks. Looking at how healthcare workers are treated in medical TV shows may help us understand whether these programmes influence what behaviour is seen as acceptable. Since violence against healthcare staff has become especially concerning since the COVID-19 pandemic, the possible role of media should not be ignored, even though many factors are involved.\n\nThis study aims to describe how death and dying are shown in popular medical TV series and to explore how violence or aggression towards healthcare providers is portrayed in these settings.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['CHILD', 'ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'samplingMethod': 'NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE', 'studyPopulation': 'Fictional characters in the studied TV series', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Any are clearly visible and/or audible, intentional acts of violence occurring as self-contained scenes within an episode, set in a hospital environment, and taking place between two or more individuals in a medical or professional treatment setting.\n* All patients dying within the hospital setting. The death scene must be explicitly shown or named (e.g., flatline, burial, covering of the body). The death must be visibly depicted on screen (the viewer must see the death happen).\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Violence: Violence outside the hospital. Self-harming behaviour or acts of violence that originate from a purely private context and do not arise within a professional medical setting.\n* Death: Death outside the hospital. Stories or mentions of death without visual depiction do not count. Implied or off-screen deaths without explicit confirmation or depiction are excluded. Implied or off-screen deaths without explicit confirmation or depiction are excluded.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT07416669', 'briefTitle': 'Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': "King's College Hospital NHS Trust"}, 'officialTitle': 'End of Life, Violence and Aggression on TV.', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'KCC02022026EOL'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'label': 'Violence and aggression', 'description': 'People included are clearly visible and/or audible, intentional acts of violence occurring as self-contained scenes within an episode, set in a hospital environment, and taking place between two or more individuals in a medical or professional treatment setting.'}, {'label': 'End of life', 'description': 'All patients dying within the hospital setting. The death scene must be explicitly shown or named (e.g., flatline, burial, covering of the body). The death must be visibly depicted on screen (the viewer must see the death happen).'}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'city': 'Witten', 'country': 'Germany', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Timur Sellmann', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'timursellmann@yahoo.com', 'phone': '0049 176 17992828'}], 'facility': 'Medical tv series', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 51.44362, 'lon': 7.35258}}, {'zip': 'SE1 3BG', 'city': 'London', 'state': 'Select', 'country': 'United Kingdom', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Victoria Metaxa', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'vickymetaxa@yahoo.com', 'phone': '0044 7503117348'}], 'facility': 'Medical tv series', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 51.50853, 'lon': -0.12574}}], 'centralContacts': [{'name': 'Victoria Metaxa, Consultant', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'victoria.metaxa@nhs.net', 'phone': '+447503117348'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'infoTypes': ['STUDY_PROTOCOL', 'SAP'], 'timeFrame': 'Beginning with publication of results and ending 6 months after publication', 'ipdSharing': 'YES', 'description': 'All IPD that underlie results in a publication', 'accessCriteria': 'All researchers that request information on the study protocol and the data collection sheet. An explanation need for the requested will be needed. The request will be assessed by two researchers participating in the original analysis/ publication.'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': "King's College Hospital NHS Trust", 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'University of Witten/Herdecke', 'class': 'OTHER'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR'}}}}