NCT07455370

A Study of Moral Distress, Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress for Nurses

Moral Distress, Moral Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Among Mayo Clinic Nurses

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 21,300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this descriptive study is to examine levels of moral distress (MD), moral injury (MI), \& post-traumatic stress (PTS) levels among nursing staff at Mayo Clinic. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Determine the levels of MD, MI, and PTS symptoms experienced by nurses who participate in the study. 2. Evaluate differences in MD, MI, and PTS symptoms by setting, specialties, and geographic locations. 3. Examine demographic and professional characteristics that are associated with high levels of MD, MI and PTS.

Conditions

• Moral Injury
• Moral Distress
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Nurse Well-being
• Wellbeing
• Wellness, Psychological
• Wellness
• Nurses
• Nurse Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Surveys	Participants will complete an electronic survey containing the Measure of Moral Distress- Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP), Moral Injury Outcome Scale (MIOS) including functional outcome measures adapted from the Brief Inventory of Psychosocial Functioning, The PCL-5 Checklist for DSM-5 (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) Checklist for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)) (PCL-5), and the Well-Being Index (WBI), additionally including a demographic questionnaire with wellbeing questions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-03
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-08-01
• First posted: 2026-03-06
• Last updated: 2026-03-20

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States