Mizzou Nurse Workload and Well-Being Study

NCT07247708 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 2 other identifiers: 2101866URC-025-19
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This observational study will evaluate the feasibility of linking nursing workload to burnout and physiological well-being among acute care nurses. Researchers will collect data from three sources: hospital workforce management software, wearable health devices (Oura Rings), and validated surveys. Fifty nurses from intensive care and medical-surgical units at a level one trauma center will participate. The study will also include interviews to better understand workplace stressors. Findings will help identify patterns that contribute to burnout and guide the development of future interventions to support nurse well-being and improve workforce retention.

Conditions

Burnout, Healthcare Workers; Nursing Workload

Keywords

burnout; nursing workload; acute care nursing; physiological stress; job satisfaction; biometric measurement; organizational factors in health care; well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Acceptability

  Acceptability is evaluated based on the number of people who were approached to participate in the study compared to the number of people who agreed to participate. Reported as a percentage rate.

  Enrollment

• Data completion rate

  Reported as percentage rate of complete data obtained at baseline, 5 weeks, and 10 weeks

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Retention rate

  Reported as a percentage rate reflecting the number of participants participating at study completion compared to the number of participants participating at study commencement.

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Heart rate

  Reported as a numerical value reflecting beats per minute.

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Heart rate variability

  Reported as a numerical value in (milliseconds)

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Sleep duration

  Reported as the total sleep time (hours and minutes)

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Sleep score

  Reported as a numerical value (index value) ranging from 0-100

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Resilience score

  Reported as a numerical score (composite index value) ranging from 0-100

  Enrollment through 10 weeks

• Patient Acuity score

  The Oracle Health Workload Management Clairvia system operationalizes patient acuity in terms of the intensity of care provided by nursing staff and allows for the direct care time required per patient to be quantified. This allows capture of RNs' workload across the working shift, creating an individualized utilization value that can reported as a numerical value (score).

  From enrollment through the end of 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• The Perceived Stress Scale

  Baseline, Week 5, Week 10

• The Professional Quality of Life Scale

  Baseline

• The PROMIS-29 Profile v2.0

  Baseline, Week 5, Week 10

• Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

  Week 5, Week 10

• Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)

  Week 5, Week 10

Study Arms (2)

Intensive Care Unit

surgical ICU and cardiac ICU RNs

Other: Multimethod data collection

Medical-Surgical Unit

surgical and cardiovascular units

Other: Multimethod data collection

Interventions

Multimethod data collection OTHER

Participants will contribute data through three integrated sources: workload metrics (workforce management software to assess patient acuity and shift characteristics); biometric monitoring (physiological data collected via the Oura Ring); and self-report surveys and semi-structured interviews.

Also known as: Mizzou Nurse Workload and Well-Being Study

Intensive Care Unit; Medical-Surgical Unit

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Registered nurses (RNs) working in intensive care and medical-surgical units at MU Health Care

You may qualify if:

• RN participants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be a credentialed registered nurse (RN) working fulltime (≥0.75 FTE) in the MUHC University Hospital on the surgical or cardiac ICUs, surgical specialties, or the cardiovascular unit.
• Must own a smart phone capable of supporting latest version of the Oura app with internet connectivity (Apple iOS15 and higher; Android 8.0 and higher with Google Play services) and Bluetooth 4.0.
• Ability to wear an Oura ring daily, 7 days/ week (at least 22 hours/day), and adhere to study procedures.
• Able to complete informed consenting procedures.

You may not qualify if:

• Known allergy or sensitivity to components of Oura ring.
• RNs working part-time or per diem
• Travel nurses
• Known allergies to the Oura ring
• Ring finger sizes incompatible with Oura Ring Gen 3 sizes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oura Ring: collaborator
• University of Missouri-Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jennifer Hulett, PhD

  University of Missouri-Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2025
• First Posted: November 25, 2025
• Study Start: August 26, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: May 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)