AI and sleep tracking may spot nurse burnout before it starts
NCT ID NCT07666633
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 100 new nurses over time, using non-invasive sleep monitors and questionnaires to track sleep quality, stress, and burnout. Researchers will use AI to see if sleep data can predict which nurses are at risk of burnout or leaving their jobs. No treatments are given—the goal is to build a prediction tool for future use.
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
- If successful, this could lead to a tool that helps hospitals identify nurses at risk of burnout early, potentially improving staff well-being and patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 100 participants. The AI model may not work as expected or may not apply to other hospitals or countries.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
The study population consists of newly employed postgraduate nurses during the early clinical transition period at a medical center in Taiwan. Participants will be followed longitudinally to evaluate sleep-related physiological characteristics, psychological stress, burnout risk, and retention risk using repeated questionnaires and non-invasive sleep monitoring.
- Ages
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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Newly employed postgraduate nurses within the first 3 months of clinical practice * Age 20 to 65 years * Full-time clinical nursing staff * Able to read and complete Chinese questionnaires * Willing to participate in repeated psychological assessments and non-invasive sleep monitoring * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed severe sleep disorders * Diagnosed severe psychiatric disorders * Current use of medications that significantly affect sleep or autonomic nervous system function * Inability to comply with longitudinal follow-up procedures * Inability to complete repeated sleep monitoring assessments
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung City, 80284, Taiwan
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