GoalsNCT04977206
Engaging Patients in Mutual Goal-Setting in Hospitalized Patients
A study testing Mutual Goal-Setting Education in people with Goals, run by Marquette University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Mutual goal setting and action planning in patients with long-term conditions in outpatient settings is associated with favorable effects on measures of physical health, psychological health, subjective health status, self-management self-efficacy levels, activation levels, and perceived empowerment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Goals
- What is being tested?
- Mutual Goal-Setting Education
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 19 May 2022to 30 Mar 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- At least 18 years of age or older
- Must be alert and oriented to person, place, and time
- Inpatient on one of two included units
Who cannot join
- Less than 24 hour length of stay
- Non English-speaking
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Froedtert Memorial Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226
Kristi Opper, MSN, 414-454-7357
Teresa Jerofke-Owen, PhD
About this study
Mutual goal setting and action planning in patients with long-term conditions in outpatient settings is associated with favorable effects on measures of physical health, psychological health, subjective health status, self-management self-efficacy levels, activation levels, and perceived empowerment. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an educational intervention delivered to the staff nurses of two surgical units on how to engage patients in mutual goal-setting in the acute care setting. Staff nurses from two 32-bed surgical units will be scheduled to attend an hour-long educational intervention. A total of 630 chart audits will be conducted one month prior and one and three months following the intervention per unit, to examine the number of patients with a daily goal recorded in the prior 24 hours and the quality of the recorded goal using the SMART-GEM. The self-efficacy of engaging in mutual goal-setting with patients will be examined by asking nurses to complete the Appraisal Inventory Tool (AIT) prior to and immediately following the intervention. The patient experience of engaging in mutual goal-setting will be examined by having a total of 165 patients complete the Patient Experience of Mutual Goal-Setting Tool (PEMGST) one month prior to the intervention and one and three months following the intervention on each of the two units.
- Conditions
- Goals
- Being tested
- Mutual Goal-Setting Education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mutual Goal-Setting EducationOther
Nurses will receive both written and verbal instruction on mutual goal-setting with patients using SMART methodology
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| No Intervention | No intervention | Patients receiving usual care |
| Intervention | Experimental | Patient's receiving care following nurse education on mutual goal-setting Receives: Other: Mutual Goal-Setting Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in percentage of charts reviewed with an individualized goal recorded in the electronic health record
percentage of charts reviewed with individualized goals recorded in their electronic health record
Measured: Over the course of one month before delivery of education intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in quality of goals as measured by the SMART-GEM.
Quality of charted individualized goals using talhe SMART-GEM tool. The SMART-GEM (Bowman, Mogensen, Marsland, \& Lannin, 2015) is an objective tool that can be used to score the quality of a SMART goal. The interrater agreement on total scores was very good (ICC=.0895, 95% CI = .743 to .986, p=.001) with excellent internal consistency (alpha = .995).
Measured: Over the course of one month before delivery of education intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
Change in patient experience with mutual goal-setting using the Patient Experience of Mutual Goal-Setting Tool.
Patient experience with mutual goal setting using the Patient Experience of Mutual Goal-Setting Tool, a 5-item survey created by PI to measure the patient experience of mutual goal-setting (involvement, satisfaction, knowledge, feeling heard, achievement of goals). Questions are on a 6-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating a more favorable experience.
Measured: Over the course of one month before delivery of educational intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
Change in nurse self-efficacy participating in mutual goal-setting with patients pre and post-intervention using the Appraisal Inventory Tool.
Nurse self-efficacy participating in mutual goal-setting with patients. The Appraisal Inventory Tool is a 5-item survey created by PI to measure nurse self-efficacy for mutual goal-setting using Bandura's (2006) guidelines. The items use an 11-point Likert scale, and higher scores indicate a higher self-efficacy score
Measured: Immediately before starting the educational intervention and immediately following the conclusion of the educational intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Jul 2021
- Study start19 May 2022
- Primary completion30 Dec 2022 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Mar 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for GoalsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Marquette University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Froedtert Hospital
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Teresa Jerofke-Owen, Marquette University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04977206
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HR-3725
- Status last verified
- May 2022
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2021
- Last updated
- 26 May 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Jerofke-Owen TA, Opper K, Beiler J, Singh M. An Educational Intervention on Mutual Goal Setting for Hospital Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Jan;48(1):4-14. doi: 10.1177/01939459251384711. Epub 2025 Nov 5.
PubMed 41190497
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 May 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Engaging Patients in Mutual Goal-Setting in Hospitalized Patients
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04977206
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HR-3725
- Conditions
- Goals
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Marquette UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Froedtert Hospital
- Study start
- 19 May 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Dec 2022 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 26 Jul 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Mutual goal setting and action planning in patients with long-term conditions in outpatient settings is associated with favorable effects on measures of physical health, psychological health, subjective health status, self-management self-efficacy levels, activation levels, and perceived empowerment. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an educational intervention delivered to the staff nurses of two surgical units on how to engage patients in mutual goal-setting in the acute care setting. Staff nurses from two 32-bed surgical units will be scheduled to attend an hour-long educational intervention. A total of 630 chart audits will be conducted one month prior and one and three months following the intervention per unit, to examine the number of patients with a daily goal recorded in the prior 24 hours and the quality of the recorded goal using the SMART-GEM. The self-efficacy of engaging in mutual goal-setting with patients will be examined by asking nurses to complete the Appraisal Inventory Tool (AIT) prior to and immediately following the intervention. The patient experience of engaging in mutual goal-setting will be examined by having a total of 165 patients complete the Patient Experience of Mutual Goal-Setting Tool (PEMGST) one month prior to the intervention and one and three months following the intervention on each of the two units.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| No Intervention | No intervention | –Patients receiving usual care |
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Mutual Goal-Setting EducationPatient's receiving care following nurse education on mutual goal-setting |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- At least 18 years of age or older
- Must be alert and oriented to person, place, and time
- Inpatient on one of two included units
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Less than 24 hour length of stay
- Non English-speaking
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mutual Goal-Setting EducationNurses will receive both written and verbal instruction on mutual goal-setting with patients using SMART methodology | Other | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change in percentage of charts reviewed with an individualized goal recorded in the electronic health record
Time frame: Over the course of one month before delivery of education intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
percentage of charts reviewed with individualized goals recorded in their electronic health record
3 secondary outcomes
Change in quality of goals as measured by the SMART-GEM.
Time frame: Over the course of one month before delivery of education intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
Change in patient experience with mutual goal-setting using the Patient Experience of Mutual Goal-Setting Tool.
Time frame: Over the course of one month before delivery of educational intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention
Change in nurse self-efficacy participating in mutual goal-setting with patients pre and post-intervention using the Appraisal Inventory Tool.
Time frame: Immediately before starting the educational intervention and immediately following the conclusion of the educational intervention
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 May 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41190497Jerofke-Owen TA, Opper K, Beiler J, Singh M. An Educational Intervention on Mutual Goal Setting for Hospital Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study. West J Nurs Res. 2026 Jan;48(1):4-14. doi: 10.1177/01939459251384711. Epub 2025 Nov 5.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mutual Goal-Setting Education in people with Goals, run by Marquette University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 May 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Teresa A Jerofke-Owen, PhD (2624423696, teresa.jerofke@marquette.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in percentage of charts reviewed with an individualized goal recorded in the electronic health record (time frame: Over the course of one month before delivery of education intervention and one and three months post delivery of intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04977206, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 May 2022.