Leadership and organizational program to help nurses use research in everyday care
Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing: Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation
NA · University of Turku · NCT07378696
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
| Phase | NA |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 300 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Turku (other) |
| Locations | 1 site (Turku) |
| Trial ID | NCT07378696 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
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.
Who should consider this trial
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.
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.
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 performed: LOCI has been implemented in other countries and has produced improvements in leadership support and uptake of new practices, though results vary by setting.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Nurse manager * Registered nurse * Practical nurse * Nurse director Exclusion Criteria: • Other healtcare professionals
Where this trial is running
Turku
- The Wellbeing Services Country of Southwest Finland — Turku, Finland (RECRUITING)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Jaakko Varpula, PhD
- Email: jaheva@utu.fi
- Phone: +358442784794
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
Conditions: Leadership, Self-Harm, Malnutrition Elderly, Implementation, Evidence-based practice, Nursing