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Can family involvement transform emergency care?

NCT ID NCT07739576

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study explores how nurses and family members describe and practice family engagement in emergency departments. Researchers will interview nurses and family members to understand what helps or hinders family involvement during emergency care. The goal is to gain insights that could improve how hospitals support families in these high-stress settings.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
This study could help hospitals understand how to better involve families in emergency care, potentially improving communication and support for patients and their loved ones.
What could go wrong
This is a small, interview-based study, so its findings may not apply to all emergency departments. It does not test a treatment, so it won't directly change patient outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 70 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Research team members and nurse researchers who are members of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Research Committee will recruit ED nurses and family members in collaboration with local research or clinical staff.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

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.

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Emergency care

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic Emergency Department

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato Emergency Department

    Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States

  • Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

    Bennington, Vermont, 05201, United States

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