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A Study of Moral Distress, Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress for Nurses

NCT07455370 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 21300

Last updated 2026-03-20

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Summary

The goal of this descriptive study is to examine levels of moral distress (MD), moral injury (MI), \& post-traumatic stress (PTS) levels among nursing staff at Mayo Clinic. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

1. Determine the levels of MD, MI, and PTS symptoms experienced by nurses who participate in the study.
2. Evaluate differences in MD, MI, and PTS symptoms by setting, specialties, and geographic locations.
3. Examine demographic and professional characteristics that are associated with high levels of MD, MI and PTS.

Conditions

  • Moral Injury
  • Moral Distress
  • Post-Traumatic Stress
  • Nurse Well-being
  • Wellbeing
  • Wellness, Psychological
  • Wellness
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Health

Interventions

OTHER

Surveys

Participants will complete an electronic survey containing the Measure of Moral Distress- Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP), Moral Injury Outcome Scale (MIOS) including functional outcome measures adapted from the Brief Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning, The PCL-5 Checklist for DSM-5 (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) Checklist for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)) (PCL-5), and the Well-Being Index (WBI), additionally including a demographic questionnaire with wellbeing questions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melissa A Wilson, PhD · Mayo Clinic

  • Cindy Tofthagen, PhD · Mayo Clinic

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-03
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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