Motivational Factors for Nurse RetentionNCT05269277
Health System Methods to Improve Nursing Retention Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic: a Mixed Method Study
An observational study of Motivational Factors for Nurse Retention and Nurse Well-being, run by Poudre Valley Health System at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Motivational Factors for Nurse Retention, Nurse Well-being
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 23 Feb 2022to 31 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Participants for the qualitative interviews will include current bedside nursing and clinical administrative staff at UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies on the Trauma/Surgical floor, the Surgical Progressive Care Unit, and the Surgical ICU. Other participants will also include prior nurses who have left their job on these respective units in the prior 24 months. Registered nurses, men and women, day-time and night-time nurses, full-time versus part-time nurses, and those with variable lengths of experience will be incorporated who have been or are currently involved with direct patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The quantitative survey will be distributed to all current nurses on the above listed units.
Who may be able to join
- Registered nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU who are currently working or who have worked bedside in the past 24 months
- Adult hospital administrative staff
Who cannot join
- Non-Registered nurses (ie. CNAs, LPNs)
- RNs without clinical bedside experience in the past 24 months
- RNs working on other units beside the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, Colorado, 80538
About this study
This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It will include semi-structured qualitative interviews of current and prior nursing staff from the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU, in addition to Trauma/Surgical unit and system administrators; the second portion of the study will include a quantitative survey distributed via email to current nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU to assess ranked priority of additional mechanisms of support to improve intention of retention.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Identify a common mechanism or implementation to improve intention of retention or nurses amongst the Trauma/Surgical units amidst COVID-19
The goal is to identify a common theme amongst nurses on the Trauma/Surgical units regarding a means of compensation or action item from the healthcare system to improve intention of retention amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Obtaining this is two-fold, to include qualitative interviewing with nurses on the affected units first-hand with subsequent transcription and coding to identify common themes; and a widely distributed quantitative survey to assess ranked priorities to implement to improve intention of retention.
Measured: 24 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Commonly-identified challenges nurses are facing on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19
The goal is to identify common challenges nurses on Trauma/Surgical units during COVID-19. This will primarily be obtained via qualitative interviewing of nurses on the affected unit first-hand to discuss the most challenging parts of their jobs, in particularly during COVID-19, subsequently followed by transcription and coding and analysis to identify common themes.
Measured: 24 months
Commonly-identified support mechanisms implemented by the healthcare system that have aided in intention of retention of nurses on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19
The goal is to identify common interventions the healthcare systems has provided that has helped with intention of retention of nursing staff during COVID-19. To obtain this, qualitative interviewing will be done speaking to affected nurses first-hand, following by subsequent transcription and coding and data analysis to identify these common themes.
Measured: 24 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Mar 2022
- Study start23 Feb 2022
- Primary completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Motivational Factors for Nurse RetentionStudies 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Poudre Valley Health System
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Claire Aksamit, Poudre Valley Health System
- Investigators
- Claire Aksamit, Principal investigator, University of Colorado Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05269277
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 21-4768
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 1 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 8 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Health System Methods to Improve Nursing Retention Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic: a Mixed Method Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05269277
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 21-4768
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Poudre Valley Health SystemUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Feb 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Mar 2022 (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.
This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It will include semi-structured qualitative interviews of current and prior nursing staff from the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU, in addition to Trauma/Surgical unit and system administrators; the second portion of the study will include a quantitative survey distributed via email to current nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU to assess ranked priority of additional mechanisms of support to improve intention of retention.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Participants for the qualitative interviews will include current bedside nursing and clinical administrative staff at UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies on the Trauma/Surgical floor, the Surgical Progressive Care Unit, and the Surgical ICU. Other participants will also include prior nurses who have left their job on these respective units in the prior 24 months. Registered nurses, men and women, day-time and night-time nurses, full-time versus part-time nurses, and those with variable lengths of experience will be incorporated who have been or are currently involved with direct patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The quantitative survey will be distributed to all current nurses on the above listed units.
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Registered nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU who are currently working or who have worked bedside in the past 24 months
- Adult hospital administrative staff
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Non-Registered nurses (ie. CNAs, LPNs)
- RNs without clinical bedside experience in the past 24 months
- RNs working on other units beside the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Identify a common mechanism or implementation to improve intention of retention or nurses amongst the Trauma/Surgical units amidst COVID-19
Time frame: 24 months
The goal is to identify a common theme amongst nurses on the Trauma/Surgical units regarding a means of compensation or action item from the healthcare system to improve intention of retention amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Obtaining this is two-fold, to include qualitative interviewing with nurses on the affected units first-hand with subsequent transcription and coding to identify common themes; and a widely distributed quantitative survey to assess ranked priorities to implement to improve intention of retention.
2 secondary outcomes
Commonly-identified challenges nurses are facing on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19
Time frame: 24 months
Commonly-identified support mechanisms implemented by the healthcare system that have aided in intention of retention of nurses on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19
Time frame: 24 months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Jun 2025.
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.
Claire Aksamit principal investigator
University of Colorado Health
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Motivational Factors for Nurse Retention and Nurse Well-being, run by Poudre Valley Health System 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 2 inclusion and 3 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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2025. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Identify a common mechanism or implementation to improve intention of retention or nurses amongst the Trauma/Surgical units amidst COVID-19 (time frame: 24 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 8 Jun 2025.