NCT07416669 · NOT YET RECRUITING
Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.
This study looks at how popular medical TV shows portray death, dying, and violence or aggression toward healthcare workers in hospitals. Researchers will review episodes, not people. No drug or treatment is being tested. No phase applies, since it is an analysis of media content. Details are limited so far.
You may qualify if
- 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.
- 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).
You're excluded if
- 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.
- 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.
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2026-02-18