Evidence-based Leadership in Nurse Leaders-FI

Leadership Clinical Trial

— EVILEAD-FI  

Official title:

Online Training to Improve Evidence-based Leadership Competencies Among Nurse Leaders in Finland: Study Protocol for a Randomised Feasibility Trial (EVILED-FI)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05244512
• Other study ID #: UTUEvidence
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 26, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: University of Turku
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study protocol describes a randomised feasibility trial that will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the training course to improve evidence-based leadership competencies among nurse leaders working in hospitals in Finland.

Description:

This study will include a 6-months training intervention for nurse leaders working in hospital settings in Finland. About 140 nurse leaders fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be randomly allocated (1:1) to participate in the online training course about evidence-based leadership or conventional leadership training course (reading material only).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Official managerial role in the study organisation (hospital, clinic, ward level), which give them an authority to act as a nurse leader and monitor, develop and evaluate the care
• Being in full time or part time position
• All sex
• Aged up to 65 years
• Working in the study sites at the time of the recruitment
• Ability to read and write Finnish language
• Willingness to join the study based on their own free will
• Informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-nursing professionals in leadership position (e.g. physician, psychologist, pharmacist, dietician/nutritionist, dentist, physiotherapist, radiation therapist, paramedic, occupational therapist, social worker, or disability worker)
• Speaking only other languages than Finnish (e.g. Swedish or English)
• Out of duty during the recruitment period for family leave, long term sick leave, study leave or any other reason

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Leadership

Intervention

Other:
• Evidence-based leadership training
7-modules online training over six months mentored by tutors. Independent familiarisation of reading material, peer-group discussions, self-reflection, assignments, tutor's feedback.
• Conventional training
7-modules online training over six months. Independent reading only.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Helsingin kaupunki, psykiatria	Helsinki	South Finland

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Turku	Central South University, Sichuan University, Swinburne University of Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acceptability of the intervention	The degree of execution (success and failure of execution) of the intervention protocol by calculating the number of logins for each module and all participants	6 months
Primary	Adherence in the course	Adherence in the course by calculating the number of returned course tasks out of all possible tasks	6 months
Primary	Adherence in the course tasks	Adherence in the course by calculating the number of returned course tasks by each participant	6 months
Primary	Drop-out rate	The drop-out rate calculated by the number of participants who left the study early (no follow-up data)	6 months
Secondary	Acceptability in recruitment	The number of nurse leaders who accepted (or refused) the invitation to participate in the research study	Baseline
Secondary	Feasibility of the eligibility criteria	The number of nurse leaders who fulfilled eligibility criteria	Baseline
Secondary	Feasibility of the outcome instruments for measuring the potential effectiveness of the online course	The number of missing variables of each returned instrument	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Leadership skills (Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire [MLQ])	Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ)	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Evidence-based practice, knowledge, and attitudes (Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire [EBPQ])	Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ)	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale [GSE])	General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [RSE])	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Intention to leave (questionnaire)	Three-item questionnaire	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Course feedback	Eight-item questionnaire	6 months