Evidence-based Leadership in Nurse Leaders-CH (EVILEAD-CH)

University of Turku

Status: Completed

Conditions: Leadership

Treatments: Other: Conventional training; Other: Evidence-based leadership training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05244499

CHEvidence

Details and patient eligibility

About

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 China.

Full description

This study will include a 6-months training intervention for nurse leaders working in hospital settings in China. About 150 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)

Enrollment: 119 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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 simple Chinese 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 simple Chinese
• Out of duty during the recruitment period for family leave, long term sick leave, study leave or any other reason

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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119 participants in 2 patient groups

Evidence-based leadership training

Experimental group

Description:

The training course will take 6 months. It is divided into seven online modules. Participants join the course based on pre-structured schedule. The progress of the training course will follow specific steps to improve participants' evidence-based leadership competencies. First, each participant identifies one leadership problem on daily practice. Second, organisational data will be collected and analysed to increase the understanding of the key problem. Third, scientific literature will be searched, identified and critically appraised to find solutions. Fourth, the views of stakeholders (patients, clinicians, family members, etc.) are considered together with ethical implications. And last, all sources of information are critically appraised, new solution will be designed and implemented into the practice, and evaluated in real world context. Each module includes specific learning material. Trained tutors are responsible for mentoring each module.

Treatment:

Other: Evidence-based leadership training

Conventional training

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants will join a training course with the same structure, topics, and timing as the experimental group. However, training in this group is based on independent learning methods. The participants have access to the separate learning platform, which includes reading material to be read independently. No group discussions with peers, self-reflection, assignments, or support from tutors will be offered.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional training