Personality Type, Leadership Style and Training Needs Among Nurses

NCT07603830 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 160/196
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 380
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Personality traits and leadership styles among nurses influence professional behaviour, communication, clinical decision-making, teamwork, and quality of patient care. Training needs assessment is essential to identify competency gaps and improve nursing performance. This study aims to assess personality type, leadership style, and training needs among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital.

Conditions

Personality Type; Leadership Style; Training Status

Keywords

personality type; leadership style; training needs; nurses; tertiary care hospital

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Personality Type

  Personality type will be assessed using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), which categorises participants into 16 personality types based on four dichotomies: Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and Judging-Perceiving

  Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Leadership Style

  Day 1

• Training Needs Assessment

  Day 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses working in the selected tertiary care hospital

You may qualify if:

• Registered Nurses (RNRM) working in the various departments (Ward, ICU and ER).
• Having more than one year of experience.
• Willing to participate in the study.
• Involvement in leadership or supervisory roles.

You may not qualify if:

• Nurses on Vacation, medical leave or maternity leave

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600116, India

Location

Study Officials

• Seethalakshmi Avudaiappan, Ph.D

  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Geetha Sivagnanasakthi, M.Sc Nursing

  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. A.Seethalakshmi, Principal Investigator, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Nursing Foundation

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2026
• First Posted: May 22, 2026
• Study Start: August 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2025
• Study Completion: October 4, 2025
• Last Updated: May 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IN (1)