Moral DistressNCT06258395
Moral Distress in Nursing Students
An observational study of Moral Distress, run by Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Moral Distress (MD), also known as moral distress, was first defined by Jameton in 1984 as "the distress experienced by a person in situations where it is almost impossible to follow the correct course of action due to institutional constraints, despite knowing the correct action to take." Like all health… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 17 to 37 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Moral Distress
- How many people
- 237 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 5 Feb 2024to 30 Apr 2024
- How long will I take part?
- 5 Days
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 17 to 37 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the nursing department with clinical practice experience.
Who may be able to join
- Being a 2nd, 3rd and 4th year student studying in the nursing department.
- Having clinical practice experience.
- Volunteering to participate in the study.
Who cannot join
- Not volunteering to participate in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University
Bilecik, 11000
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Moral Distress on Attitudes Towards Clinical Practice in Nursing Students
Moral Distress (MD), also known as moral distress, was first defined by Jameton in 1984 as "the distress experienced by a person in situations where it is almost impossible to follow the correct course of action due to institutional constraints, despite knowing the correct action to take." Like all health professionals, nursing students can observe conflicts, ethical dilemmas, ethical and moral problems at the individual, clinical and managerial levels during clinical practice, and can even be directly involved in these problems. This study aimed to investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in nursing students who have started to provide clinical experience. The study will be conducted with 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the nursing department of a university.
Read the detailed description
Competence in the nursing profession is of great importance in quality care practices, nurse leadership in teamwork, academic and clinical performance, both in terms of professionalism and the quality of life of patients. Competence in the profession is possible through clinical practices that allow gaining bedside experience after evidence-based theoretical knowledge. While clinical practices are of great importance for students to gain professional knowledge and skills, they also appear as a cause of stress. Care of the sick individual, not being able to find an adequate guide, lack of a role model, negative relationships with healthcare professionals in the clinic, clinical conditions being inadequate for students\' knowledge and skills for practice, fear of making mistakes and failure in students, ethical dilemmas they witness in clinical practices and negative emotions as a result of ethical dilemmas. Many situations such as this increase stress in students. Adding moral distress to students\' existing stress sources reduces clinical motivation. In this context, determining nursing students; attitudes towards clinical practices has an important place in improving students; motivation and perceptions of their professional lives. It is impossible to eliminate MD in the nursing profession, which focuses on people and touches people;s quality of life. In this case, it is of great importance to understand MD both in professional life and in nursing education, to agree on precautions and to ensure that students are strengthened in terms of MD. It will also affect the attitudes of students who are successful in MD management towards clinical practices at the desired level, and this will strengthen the quality of life of the individual and the society. This study aimed to investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in nursing students who have started to provide clinical experience. It is anticipated that the results of this research will contribute to the literature and faculty members who take an active role in nursing education.
- Conditions
- Moral Distress
- Keywords
- nurse, nurse education, Moral Distress, Ethics
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 2st year | second year nursing students | |
| Nursing 3st year | third year nursing students | |
| Nursing 4st year | fourth year nursing students |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Moral distress
Measured: 05/02/2024-20/02/2024
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Feb 2024
- Study start5 Feb 2024
- Primary completion5 Feb 2024
- Study completion30 Apr 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Moral DistressStudies 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
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 237 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 5 Days
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06258395
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Aysun Acun 3
- Status last verified
- Feb 2024
- First submitted
- 6 Feb 2024
- Last updated
- 17 May 2024
- 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 17 May 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Moral Distress on Attitudes Towards Clinical Practice in Nursing Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06258395
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Aysun Acun 3
- Conditions
- Moral Distress
- Keywords
- nurse, nurse education, Moral Distress, Ethics
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 237 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Bilecik Seyh Edebali UniversitesiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 5 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Feb 2024 (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.
Moral Distress (MD), also known as moral distress, was first defined by Jameton in 1984 as "the distress experienced by a person in situations where it is almost impossible to follow the correct course of action due to institutional constraints, despite knowing the correct action to take." Like all health professionals, nursing students can observe conflicts, ethical dilemmas, ethical and moral problems at the individual, clinical and managerial levels during clinical practice, and can even be directly involved in these problems. This study aimed to investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in nursing students who have started to provide clinical experience. The study will be conducted with 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the nursing department of a university.
Detailed description
Competence in the nursing profession is of great importance in quality care practices, nurse leadership in teamwork, academic and clinical performance, both in terms of professionalism and the quality of life of patients. Competence in the profession is possible through clinical practices that allow gaining bedside experience after evidence-based theoretical knowledge. While clinical practices are of great importance for students to gain professional knowledge and skills, they also appear as a cause of stress. Care of the sick individual, not being able to find an adequate guide, lack of a role model, negative relationships with healthcare professionals in the clinic, clinical conditions being inadequate for students\' knowledge and skills for practice, fear of making mistakes and failure in students, ethical dilemmas they witness in clinical practices and negative emotions as a result of ethical dilemmas. Many situations such as this increase stress in students. Adding moral distress to students\' existing stress sources reduces clinical motivation. In this context, determining nursing students; attitudes towards clinical practices has an important place in improving students; motivation and perceptions of their professional lives. It is impossible to eliminate MD in the nursing profession, which focuses on people and touches people;s quality of life. In this case, it is of great importance to understand MD both in professional life and in nursing education, to agree on precautions and to ensure that students are strengthened in terms of MD. It will also affect the attitudes of students who are successful in MD management towards clinical practices at the desired level, and this will strengthen the quality of life of the individual and the society. This study aimed to investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in nursing students who have started to provide clinical experience. It is anticipated that the results of this research will contribute to the literature and faculty members who take an active role in nursing education.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Target follow-up
- 5 Days
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 2st year | – | –second year nursing students |
| Nursing 3st year | – | –third year nursing students |
| Nursing 4st year | – | –fourth year nursing students |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 17 to 37 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the nursing department with clinical practice experience.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being a 2nd, 3rd and 4th year student studying in the nursing department.
- Having clinical practice experience.
- Volunteering to participate in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Not volunteering to participate in the study.
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
Moral distress
Time frame: 05/02/2024-20/02/2024
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 May 2024.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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 Moral Distress, run by Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 1 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 May 2024. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
Moral distress (time frame: 05/02/2024-20/02/2024). 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 17 May 2024.