Leadership and organizational program to help nurses use research in everyday care
Official title: Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing: Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation
Run by University of Turku · NCT07378696 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether the LOCI leadership and organizational program helps nurses and managers in hospitals and elder care in Southwest Finland use research-based practices in everyday patient care.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 300 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Turku Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Turku) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | January 15, 2026 |
| Main results expected | January 2027 |
| Study ends | January 2027 |
| Registry record updated | February 5, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07378696 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are nurse managers, nurse directors, registered nurses, and practical nurses working in the selected hospital psychiatric or elder-care units in the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who receive care outside the participating units or whose health needs are not targeted by the introduced practices are unlikely to see direct benefit from this program.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This interventional project adapts the LOCI (Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation) strategy for Finnish healthcare settings and introduces two evidence-based practices in psychiatric and elder-care units. Nurse managers, registered nurses, practical nurses, and nurse directors from selected hospital and elder-care units will take part in leadership training sessions, receive individual and group mentoring, and work with their teams to create implementation plans. The program focuses on strengthening leadership support, clarifying processes, and building staff skills needed to sustain new practices. Outcomes will include measures of implementation fidelity, leadership behaviors, and uptake of the introduced practices.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could make research-based care more consistently available at the bedside, potentially improving patient safety and reducing issues such as self-harm in psychiatric settings and malnutrition among older adults.
How similar studies have gone: LOCI has been implemented in other countries and has produced improvements in leadership support and uptake of new practices, though results vary by setting.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Nurse manager * Registered nurse * Practical nurse * Nurse director Exclusion Criteria: • Other healtcare professionals
Where it's running
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The Wellbeing Services Country of Southwest Finland
Turku, Finland Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Jaakko Varpula, PhD
- Email: jaheva@utu.fi
- Phone: +358442784794
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.