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Psychiatric NursingNCT05689489

Use of Puzzle Method in Psychiatric Nursing Teaching

A study testing Puzzle Method and Ongoing Education in people with Psychiatric Nursing, run by Uskudar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Objective: It is thought that the puzzle technique and teaching method will be useful in teaching psychiatric nursing in order to facilitate the learning of psychiatric symptoms and findings and to increase awareness in mental state examination. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Psychiatric Nursing
What is being tested?
Puzzle Method and Ongoing Education
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
90 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
7 Nov 2022to 9 Jan 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Registered in the nursing department of the university where the research will be conducted,
  • Taking a psychiatric nursing course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year,
  • Taking the Psychiatric Nursing course for the first time,
  • Does not have a communication problem at a level that prevents the conversation,
  • Students who volunteer to participate in the research will be included in the research.

Who cannot join

  • Not registered in the nursing department of the university where the research will be conducted,
  • Not taking a psychiatric nursing course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year,
  • Taking the Psychiatric Nursing course for the second time,
  • Having a communication problem at a level that prevents the conversation,
  • Students who do not volunteer to participate in the research will not be included in the research.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Uskdar University

    Istanbul, Umraniye, 34764

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Use of Puzzle Method in Psychiatric Nursing Teaching: A Randomized Controlled Study

Objective: It is thought that the puzzle technique and teaching method will be useful in teaching psychiatric nursing in order to facilitate the learning of psychiatric symptoms and findings and to increase awareness in mental state examination. For this reason, the research was planned to examine the effectiveness of the puzzle technique in learning psychiatric symptoms and findings in psychiatric nursing students.

Design: This study was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.

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Method

Place and Time The research is planned to be carried out between November and January 2022 at a foundation university.

Population and Sample of the Research The population of the research will be 108 students enrolled in the nursing program of a foundation university and taking the "Psychiatric Nursing" course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year.

In the study, it is aimed to reach the entire universe, not selecting the sample. The students in the universe, who accepted to participate in the study and completed the pre-test, will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by randomization with the help of a generator on the www.random.org website by being numbered according to their order in the student list.

Hypothesis: Students who use puzzle method in teaching psychiatric nursing have higher knowledge levels than students who do not.

Being tested
Puzzle Method, Ongoing Education
Keywords
Education, Puzzle, Psychiatric Nursing

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Puzzle MethodOther

    While preparing the puzzle to be used in the study, the puzzle preparation program will be used (Crossword Puzzle Maker). Students in the initiative group will be asked to solve a total of 6 puzzles, one puzzle each week. The answers to the prepared puzzles will cover the theoretical course topics of psychiatric nursing. In the puzzles, students will be expected to place their answers in the specified rows and columns. Students will be asked to solve puzzles individually. In addition, the answer to each puzzle will be found on the reverse on the back page. Students will be reminded that there is no time limit for solving the puzzles. Researchers will guide students while students solve puzzles.

  • Ongoing EducationOther

    Students in the control group will only take the theoretical course of psychiatric nursing.

Study groups in NCT05689489
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PuzzleExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Puzzle Method
control groupActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: Ongoing Education

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Descriptive Characteristics Form

    Demographic characteristics of students

    Measured: 1 week

  2. Information Form for Concepts Used in the Field of Psychiatric Nursing

    It is a form consisting of twenty-five items, prepared by the researchers based on the literature, in order to determine the level of knowledge of the students about the concepts used in the field of psychiatric nursing. While fifteen of the items were correct, ten of them were incorrectly stated. In the form, students were asked to mark one of the statements I agree or disagree for each item. Students got 4 points for each correct answer they determined. The lowest score that can be obtained from the form was "0" and the highest score was "100". The content validity index obtained from the experts was found to be 97%.

    Measured: for 6 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jan 2023
  2. Study start7 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completion16 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion9 Jan 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
90 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05689489
Sponsor's protocol ID
0000-0003-3949-2770
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
9 Jan 2023
Last updated
19 Jan 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Puzzle Method and Ongoing Education in people with Psychiatric Nursing, run by Uskudar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jan 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Descriptive Characteristics Form (time frame: 1 week). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jan 2023.

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