Occupational DisidentificationNCT07682493
Undergraduate Nursing Intern Cohort Study
An observational study of Occupational Disidentification, run by Nanjing Medical University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This prospective observational cohort study aims to examine changes in occupational disidentification among undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship and to identify factors associated with high-risk trajectories. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Occupational Disidentification
- How many people
- 500 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- Jun 2026to Jun 2027
- 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 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: The study population will consist of full-time undergraduate nursing students from multiple participating universities in China, including students who are about to enter or are in the early stage of clinical internship. Eligible students will be recruited using a non-probability convenience sampling method and followed prospectively through online questionnaires during the internship period.
Who may be able to join
- Full-time undergraduate students majoring in nursing.
- Students who are about to enter clinical internship or are in the early stage of clinical internship.
- Students who are able to use the WeChat mini-program to complete questionnaires.
- Students with normal reading comprehension ability.
- Students who voluntarily agree to participate in the study and provide informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Students who are unable to complete the internship during the study period due to suspension of schooling, withdrawal from school, military service, long-term sick leave, or other reasons.
- Students who have participated in similar interventional studies that may affect the assessment of the primary outcome.
- Students with severe physical or mental illness, or other conditions that make them unable to complete the questionnaires independently.
- Questionnaires with an obviously too short completion time, below the minimum reasonable response time set by the research team.
- Questionnaires with patterned responses or obvious logical inconsistencies.
- Questionnaires with missing key variables that cannot be used for the main statistical analysis.
- Repeated submissions at the same time point where the valid version cannot be confirmed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166
Jun Yao, PhD, 86-13915965527, yaojun@njmu.edu.cn
About this study
Official title: Risk Trajectories and Prediction Model of Occupational Disidentification Among Undergraduate Nursing Interns: A Prospective Cohort Study
This prospective observational cohort study aims to examine changes in occupational disidentification among undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship and to identify factors associated with high-risk trajectories. Undergraduate nursing students will be followed using online questionnaires from the end of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship. The study will assess occupational disidentification, personal psychological resources, clinical learning environment, occupational stigma, negative clinical experiences, transition shock, emotional exhaustion, occupational fatigue, sleep, and musculoskeletal symptoms.
- Conditions
- Occupational Disidentification
- Keywords
- Undergraduate Nursing Interns, Nursing Students, Clinical Internship, Occupational Disidentification, Prospective Cohort Study, Professional Identity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Nursing Interns | Undergraduate nursing students who are about to enter or are in the early stage of clinical internship will be followed prospectively using online questionnaires during the internship period. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Occupational Disidentification
Occupational disidentification refers to the tendency of undergraduate nursing interns to psychologically distance themselves from the nursing profession or separate the nursing professional identity from their self-concept. It will be assessed using an occupational disidentification scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of occupational disidentification.
Measured: From the end of the first internship week to the end of internship, up to 12 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Change in Transition Shock
Transition shock refers to the instability, stress, and maladaptation experienced by undergraduate nursing interns during the transition from school-based learning to clinical practice. It will be assessed using a transition shock scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of transition shock.
Measured: End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 months
Change in Emotional Exhaustion
Emotional exhaustion refers to the depletion of emotional and psychological resources experienced by undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship. It will be assessed using an emotional exhaustion scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of emotional exhaustion.
Measured: End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jul 2026
- Study startJun 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionJun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionJun 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Occupational DisidentificationStudies 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
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, JUN YAO, Nanjing Medical University
- Investigators
- Jun Yao, PhD, Principal investigator, Nanjing Medical University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07682493
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NJMU-IRB-2026-079
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be shared because the study involves sensitive questionnaire data from undergraduate nursing interns and data sharing is restricted by ethics approval and participant consent.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Risk Trajectories and Prediction Model of Occupational Disidentification Among Undergraduate Nursing Interns: A Prospective Cohort Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07682493
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NJMU-IRB-2026-079
- Conditions
- Occupational Disidentification
- Keywords
- Undergraduate Nursing Interns, Nursing Students, Clinical Internship, Occupational Disidentification, Prospective Cohort Study, Professional Identity
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 500 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Nanjing Medical UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jun 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 6 Jul 2026 (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 prospective observational cohort study aims to examine changes in occupational disidentification among undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship and to identify factors associated with high-risk trajectories. Undergraduate nursing students will be followed using online questionnaires from the end of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship. The study will assess occupational disidentification, personal psychological resources, clinical learning environment, occupational stigma, negative clinical experiences, transition shock, emotional exhaustion, occupational fatigue, sleep, and musculoskeletal symptoms.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Nursing Interns | – | –Undergraduate nursing students who are about to enter or are in the early stage of clinical internship will be followed prospectively using online questionnaires during the internship period. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- The study population will consist of full-time undergraduate nursing students from multiple participating universities in China, including students who are about to enter or are in the early stage of clinical internship. Eligible students will be recruited using a non-probability convenience sampling method and followed prospectively through online questionnaires during the internship period.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Full-time undergraduate students majoring in nursing.
- Students who are about to enter clinical internship or are in the early stage of clinical internship.
- Students who are able to use the WeChat mini-program to complete questionnaires.
- Students with normal reading comprehension ability.
- Students who voluntarily agree to participate in the study and provide informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Students who are unable to complete the internship during the study period due to suspension of schooling, withdrawal from school, military service, long-term sick leave, or other reasons.
- Students who have participated in similar interventional studies that may affect the assessment of the primary outcome.
- Students with severe physical or mental illness, or other conditions that make them unable to complete the questionnaires independently.
- Questionnaires with an obviously too short completion time, below the minimum reasonable response time set by the research team.
- Questionnaires with patterned responses or obvious logical inconsistencies.
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
Change in Occupational Disidentification
Time frame: From the end of the first internship week to the end of internship, up to 12 months
Occupational disidentification refers to the tendency of undergraduate nursing interns to psychologically distance themselves from the nursing profession or separate the nursing professional identity from their self-concept. It will be assessed using an occupational disidentification scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of occupational disidentification.
2 secondary outcomes
Change in Transition Shock
Time frame: End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 months
Change in Emotional Exhaustion
Time frame: End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 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 6 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be shared because the study involves sensitive questionnaire data from undergraduate nursing interns and data sharing is restricted by ethics approval and participant consent.
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.
Jun Yao, PhD principal investigator
Nanjing Medical University
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 Occupational Disidentification, run by Nanjing Medical University at 1 site in China.
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 5 inclusion and 7 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jul 2026. 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 China. 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?
Contact Jun Yao, PhD (86-13915965527, yaojun@njmu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Occupational Disidentification (time frame: From the end of the first internship week to the end of internship, up to 12 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 6 Jul 2026.