Seven-month online course to strengthen evidence-based leadership
Official title: Effectiveness of Online Training Course to Improve Evidence-based Leadership Practices: a Cluster Randomised Two-arm Controlled Trial
Run by University of Turku · NCT06886581 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Try a seven-month online course for unit leaders in social and health care to see if it improves staff's evidence-based skills, leadership for evidence-based practice, and quality of 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 (Helsinki, South Finland) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 5, 2025 |
| Main results expected | July 1, 2026 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | June 13, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT06886581 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are Finnish-speaking unit leaders with an official managerial role and a professional licence in health or social care who are willing to join and give informed consent.
✕Probably not a fit
Unit leaders who are on leave during recruitment or whose units remain in the passive control group are unlikely to receive benefit during the study period.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This cluster-randomised trial will randomise ward units in two southern Finnish wellbeing services counties to either a seven-month online evidence-based leadership course for unit leaders or a passive control. The intervention is delivered to leaders in small groups with seven course modules and supporting materials to change leader behaviours and support team-level EBP implementation. Outcomes include individual staff EBP skills and self-efficacy, team implementation measures, organisational quality-of-care indicators, and staff absence, and feasibility and fidelity of the intervention will be measured. Leaders are recruited within participating organisations via email and provide electronic consent and baseline data through REDCap.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the training could increase team adoption of evidence-based practices, improve patient care, and reduce staff absence.
How similar studies have gone: Previous educational interventions for clinicians have shown modest improvements in evidence-based practice and implementation, but leader-targeted online cluster trials are relatively limited.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * have shown their willingness to join the study, * unit leaders have an official managerial position at the study organisation, * unit have a leaders with a professional licence to work in health or social care sector, * unit leaders represent any gender, * are able to speak, read and write in Finnish, and * have given informed consent to join the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Those staff members who are off duty during the recruitment period (family leave, long-term sick leave, study leave, or any other reason).
Where it's running
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City of Helsinki
Helsinki, South Finland, Finland Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Maritta A Välimäki, PhD, Professor — University of Helsinki
- Study coordinator: Maritta A Välimäki, PhD
- Email: maritta.valimaki@helsinki.fi
- Phone: +358-40-5599235
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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.