Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT07739576

Conditions

Emergency Care

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Nurse Interview

Family Interview

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to explore and describe nurses' perceptions of their levels and practices of family engagement in Emergency Departments and the experiences of family members in delivery of Emergency Department care.

Conditions

Emergency Care

Study ID

NCT07739576

Start date

Oct 6, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses: Registered professional nurses, including those with a diploma, associate's degree, and baccalaureate degrees, who are in charge of the plan of care for the ED patient.

  • Nurses who have been working in that particular ED environment for at least 6 months.
  • Nurses involved in providing direct patient care (not managers).
  • Nurses who are employed by the institution of the research study, not agency staff.
  • Family Members: a family member who expressed a sense of belonging to a patient admitted to the ED, or a person that a communicating patient had defined as family or being significant to the patient.

  • Family members who are present with a patient who is being seen in the ED for acute or chronic illness (1 family member to participate per patient).
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Able to speak and read in English (for the United States sample)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses not caring for patients in the ED
  • Family members who are not present in the ED with the patient.

Study Design

Enrollment

70 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Emergency Department Nurses

Registered professional nurses, including those with a diploma, associate's degree, and baccalaureate degrees, who are in charge of the plan of care for the ED patient.

Family Members of Emergency Department Patients

A family member who expressed a sense of belonging to a patient admitted to the ED, or a person that a communicating patient had defined as family or being significant to the patient.

Interventions

Nurse Interview

Nurses who consent to participate in the study will be asked to partake in an interview that will include questions such as "Please describe how you work with families", "What do you do to engage families?", or "What promotes or hinders family engagement in your ED".

Family Interview

Family members who consent to participate in the study will be asked to partake in an interview and will be asked "What has it been like to be in the ED with your family member?"

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of family member participants [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
  • Number of nursing participants [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Natalie McAndrew, PhD,RN,CCRN

414-704-0876mcandrew.natalie@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato Emergency Department

Recruiting

Mankato, Minnesota, United States, 56001

Contacts

Natalie S McAndrew, PhD, RN

414-704-0876mcandrew.natalie@mayo.edu

Mayo Clinic Emergency Department

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Contacts

Natalie McAndrew, PhD,RN,CCRN

mcandrew.natalie@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator:

Natalie McAndrew, PhD,RN,CCRN

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Recruiting

Bennington, Vermont, United States, 05201

Contacts

Alison Camarda, PhD, RN

802-447-5518alison.camarda@svhealthcare.org

Principal Investigator:

Alison Camarda, PhD, RN

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Oct 16, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-17. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2026-10-16. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.