Undergraduate Nursing Interns: Do You Feel Connected to Your Future in Nursing?
Official title: Risk Trajectories and Prediction Model of Occupational Disidentification Among Undergraduate Nursing Interns: A Prospective Cohort Study
Run by Nanjing Medical University · NCT07682493 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study follows nursing students during their clinical internship to see how their sense of belonging to the nursing role changes and what factors influence it.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 25 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 500 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Nanjing Medical University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Nanjing, Jiangsu) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 2026 |
| Main results expected | June 2027 |
| Study ends | June 2027 |
| Registry record updated | July 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07682493 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are full-time undergraduate nursing students entering or in the early stage of clinical internship at Nanjing Medical University who can use the WeChat mini-program and provide informed consent.
✕Probably not a fit
Students experiencing external factors or health issues that prevent ongoing participation may not experience any direct personal benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a prospective observational cohort study that recruits full-time undergraduate nursing students at Nanjing Medical University as they begin clinical internships. Participants complete online questionnaires approximately every three months, starting after the first internship week, to track occupational disidentification and related factors such as psychological resources, learning environment, stigma, negative experiences, transition shock, emotional fatigue, sleep, and musculoskeletal symptoms. The study aims to identify factors associated with high-risk trajectories of disidentification over the internship period. Data will be collected via a WeChat mini-program and analyzed to describe changes over time and potential predictors. No interventions are being tested; the study observes natural progressions and associations.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Findings could help educators tailor internship experiences to reduce disidentification and support student nurses.
How similar studies have gone: Previous observational work in related fields has shown that internship experiences and support environments can influence professional identity, though this exact focus on occupational disidentification in nursing internships is less well established.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Full-time undergraduate students majoring in nursing. 2. Students who are about to enter clinical internship or are in the early stage of clinical internship. 3. Students who are able to use the WeChat mini-program to complete questionnaires. 4. Students with normal reading comprehension ability. 5. Students who voluntarily agree to participate in the study and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Students who are unable to complete the internship during the study period due to suspension of schooling, withdrawal from school, military service, long-term sick leave, or other reasons. 2. Students who have participated in similar interventional studies that may affect the assessment of the primary outcome. 3. Students with severe physical or mental illness, or other conditions that make them unable to complete the questionnaires independently. Exclusion From Analysis Criteria: 1. Questionnaires with an obviously too short completion time, below the minimum reasonable response time set by the research team. 2. Questionnaires with patterned responses or obvious logical inconsistencies. 3. Questionnaires with missing key variables that cannot be used for the main statistical analysis. 4. Repeated submissions at the same time point where the valid version cannot be confirmed.
Where it's running
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Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Jun Yao, PhD — Nanjing Medical University
- Study coordinator: Jun Yao, PhD
- Email: yaojun@njmu.edu.cn
- Phone: 86-13915965527
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.