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Nurse-Led approach aims to keep hospital patients moving

NCT ID NCT06878820

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Leiden University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether boosting nursing leadership and autonomy helps put Function Focused Care into practice on hospital wards. Function Focused Care encourages nurses to support patients in doing daily activities themselves, aiming to keep them mobile and independent. Researchers will compare wards using this approach with usual care, and they will track outcomes for both nurses and patients. The study includes nurses, other hospital staff, and hospitalized patients.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Function Focused Care in Hospital (FFCiH), a nursing approach that encourages patients to stay active and do daily tasks themselves
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a practical way to help hospitalized patients stay more mobile and independent during their stay and after discharge.
What could go wrong
This is an observational before-after study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other changes on the wards. The approach depends heavily on nursing staff engagement, which can vary.

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Study facts

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Participants

425 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2024

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The domain of this study consists of * nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, other member of the interprofessional team (e.g. occupational therapist), * patients admitted to a surgical respectively internal medicine ward of a hospital, and their informal caregivers.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Nurses and student nurses (vocational nursing educational level (MBO)/ (bachelor nursing educational level (HBO)): Inclusion Criteria: \- All (student-)nurses working in the participating wards are expected to be involved in application of FFC and role development with regards to leadership and autonomy of nurses and therefore considered to be eligible for participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: \- No exclusion criteria were defined for nurses and student nurses. Physiotherapists, doctors and other member of the interprofessional team; Inclusion Criteria: \- All professional groups that are part of the interprofessional team of the ward and who work in the participating wards are expected to collaborate with the nursing in their daily care and therefore considered to be eligible for participation in this study. Exclusion Criteria: \- No exclusion criteria were defined for physiotherapists, doctors and other members of the interprofessional team. Patients and informal caregivers: Inclusion Criteria: \- All patients admitted to the participating wards of the 2 hospitals receiving care either before or after the implementation of FFC and the patients informal caregiver as determined by the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * A life-threatening situation or in a terminal phase upon admission (only applicable to patients) * Not mastering the Dutch language; * Not able to communicate adequately, based on a below threshold score on the MOCA or the FAST (only applicable to patients) * A second hospitalization on one of the participating wards after being included in the study during the study period; * An hospitalization \< 48 hours

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity Sedentary Behavior

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ADL Hospital care Implementation research Interprofessional team collaboration Leadership Mobility and independence Nurse-patient relations Physical activities Physical inactivity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, Netherlands

  • Stichting Slingeland Ziekenhuis

    Doetinchem, 3584 CS, Netherlands

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