Nursing EducationNCT05883826
The Effect of Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students on Knowledge and Attitude
A study testing sexual health training in people with Nursing Education and Nursing Students, run by Marmara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, sexual health education will be implemented in an innovative way by supporting the use of models in the process of sexual counseling of nursing students to patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Nursing Model
- What is being tested?
- sexual health training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- Dec 2023to Mar 2024
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being a senior nursing student,
- Having sufficient Turkish speaking and understanding skills,
- Agreeing to participate in sexuality education on the online platform if necessary,
- Sufficient or unlimited internet access,
- Having any computer, tablet or smart phone,
- Being willing to participate in the research
Who cannot join
- Desire to leave the research,
- Incomplete filling of data collection forms,
- Not attending more than 30% of the training given in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students With the PLISSIT Model on Knowledge and Attitude
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, sexual health education will be implemented in an innovative way by supporting the use of models in the process of sexual counseling of nursing students to patients. The PLISSIT model, which is most frequently used when providing sexual counseling services to patients, will be taught to nursing students and its effectiveness will be determined. In the literature, only one study was found regarding the use of the PLISSIT model in sexual health assessment, conducted with students. The research was planned as pretest-posttest comparative, randomised, with an experimental and a control group, and with repeated measurements, in order to determine the effect of sexual health education given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on sexual health care knowledge, sexual health care attitudes and myths about sexual health. This research will be carried out between December 2023 and March 2024 with the participation of fourth-year students studying at Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Students who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to experimental (n=45) and control (n=45) groups. The data of the research will be obtained using the "Student Information Form", "Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale ", "Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale", "Sexual Myths Scale" and "Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education". Ethical permission and institutional permission were obtained. The research While routine training will be given to the control group during the training, the experimental group will be given sexual health training including 16 hours of PLISSIT model teaching by the researcher. The data of the research will be obtained before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training, using a data collection form.
Read the detailed description
Sexuality is a central aspect of being human that encompasses all life. Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. There is evidence in the literature that the knowledge and skills that nurses should have in order to provide sexual health care are not sufficient. The main reason why nurses have problems in the provide sexual health care is that the subject of sexuality is not sufficiently included in the undergraduate nursing education. Sexual health education programs should be structured in a way to effectively increase the competencies of nursing students. The use of models in sexual counseling enables students to relate theory and practice to sexual health care. In this study, sexual health training will be implemented in an innovative way by supporting the use of models in the process of providing sexual counseling to the patients of nursing students. The most commonly used PLISSIT model will be taught to nursing students while providing sexual counseling to patients and its effectiveness will be determined. In the literature, only one study was found with students on the use of the PLISSIT model in sexual health assessment. The research is planned to be pre-test post-test comparative, randomized, with one experiment and one control group, repeated measurement ın order to determine the effect of the sexual health training given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on the myths about sexuality, sexual health care knowledge and sexual health care attitude. This research will be carried out between December 2023 and March 2024 with the participation of fourth grade students studying at Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Students who is suitable the inclusion criteria will be randomized to the experimental (n=45) and control groups (n=45). The data of the research will be obtained by using "Student Information Form", "Sexual Health Care Knowledge Scale", "Sexual Health Care Attitude Scale" and "Sexual Myths Scale" and "Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education". Ethical permission and institutional permission were obtained.During the research, while the control group receives routine training, the experimental group will be given a sexual health assessment training including 16 hours of PLISSIT model teaching by the researcher. The data of the research will be obtained by using the data collection form before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. By ensuring that nursing students learn and practice sexual health assessment, the sexual health of individuals will be protected and improved.
- Conditions
- Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Nursing Model
- Being tested
- sexual health training
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
sexual health trainingBehavioural
The 16-hour sexual health training will be given for 4 weeks. Case discussions using the PLISSIT Model will be held in the training content.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| PLISSIT Group | Experimental | Nursing students in this group will be given sexual health training. The training will last for 4 weeks. The training is 16 hours in total. During the training, students will learn the PLISSIT model and evaluate cases involving using this model. Questionnaire will be applied before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. Receives: Behavioral: sexual health training |
| Control group | No intervention | Nursing students in this group will not be subjected to any application and will continue their routine nursing lessons. The questionnaire will be administered to the control group before the training given to the experimental group, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Measured: baseline
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Measured: week 4
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Measured: month 3
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
Measured: baseline
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
Measured: week 4
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
Measured: month 3
Secondary outcomes (5)
Sexual Myths Scale
The scale has been reported to be a useful tool to reveal whether a person's knowledge is based on sexual myths. In this 5-point Likert-type scale, consisting of 28 items, statements are evaluated between "1" points (I never agree), "5" points (I totally agree). The scale consists of 8 sub-dimensions and 28 items. The total score that can be obtained from the scale can vary between 28-140.
Measured: baseline
Sexual Myths Scale
The scale has been reported to be a useful tool to reveal whether a person's knowledge is based on sexual myths. In this 5-point Likert-type scale, consisting of 28 items, statements are evaluated between "1" points (I never agree), "5" points (I totally agree). The scale consists of 8 sub-dimensions and 28 items. The total score that can be obtained from the scale can vary between 28-140.
Measured: week 4
Sexual Myths Scale
The scale has been reported to be a useful tool to reveal whether a person's knowledge is based on sexual myths. In this 5-point Likert-type scale, consisting of 28 items, statements are evaluated between "1" points (I never agree), "5" points (I totally agree). The scale consists of 8 sub-dimensions and 28 items. The total score that can be obtained from the scale can vary between 28-140.
Measured: month 3
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education (part 1)
It determines the thoughts of the students about the model taught in education and the satisfaction of the students from the education.
Measured: week 4
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education (part 2)
It determines the impact of education on providing sexual health care to individuals during intern internship of students.
Measured: month 3
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Jun 2023
- Study startDec 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completionMar 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Nursing EducationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Marmara UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, CEYDA SU GUNDUZ, Marmara University
- Investigators
- Nurdan Demirci, Prof., Study director, Marmara Üniversity
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05883826
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- marmaraceydasugunduzistanbul34
- Status last verified
- Dec 2023
- First submitted
- 7 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Dec 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Dec 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students With the PLISSIT Model on Knowledge and Attitude
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05883826
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- marmaraceydasugunduzistanbul34
- Conditions
- Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Nursing Model
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, sexual health education will be implemented in an innovative way by supporting the use of models in the process of sexual counseling of nursing students to patients. The PLISSIT model, which is most frequently used when providing sexual counseling services to patients, will be taught to nursing students and its effectiveness will be determined. In the literature, only one study was found regarding the use of the PLISSIT model in sexual health assessment, conducted with students. The research was planned as pretest-posttest comparative, randomised, with an experimental and a control group, and with repeated measurements, in order to determine the effect of sexual health education given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on sexual health care knowledge, sexual health care attitudes and myths about sexual health. This research will be carried out between December 2023 and March 2024 with the participation of fourth-year students studying at Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Students who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to experimental (n=45) and control (n=45) groups. The data of the research will be obtained using the "Student Information Form", "Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale ", "Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale", "Sexual Myths Scale" and "Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education". Ethical permission and institutional permission were obtained. The research While routine training will be given to the control group during the training, the experimental group will be given sexual health training including 16 hours of PLISSIT model teaching by the researcher. The data of the research will be obtained before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training, using a data collection form.
Detailed description
Sexuality is a central aspect of being human that encompasses all life. Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. There is evidence in the literature that the knowledge and skills that nurses should have in order to provide sexual health care are not sufficient. The main reason why nurses have problems in the provide sexual health care is that the subject of sexuality is not sufficiently included in the undergraduate nursing education. Sexual health education programs should be structured in a way to effectively increase the competencies of nursing students. The use of models in sexual counseling enables students to relate theory and practice to sexual health care. In this study, sexual health training will be implemented in an innovative way by supporting the use of models in the process of providing sexual counseling to the patients of nursing students. The most commonly used PLISSIT model will be taught to nursing students while providing sexual counseling to patients and its effectiveness will be determined. In the literature, only one study was found with students on the use of the PLISSIT model in sexual health assessment. The research is planned to be pre-test post-test comparative, randomized, with one experiment and one control group, repeated measurement ın order to determine the effect of the sexual health training given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on the myths about sexuality, sexual health care knowledge and sexual health care attitude. This research will be carried out between December 2023 and March 2024 with the participation of fourth grade students studying at Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing. Students who is suitable the inclusion criteria will be randomized to the experimental (n=45) and control groups (n=45). The data of the research will be obtained by using "Student Information Form", "Sexual Health Care Knowledge Scale", "Sexual Health Care Attitude Scale" and "Sexual Myths Scale" and "Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education". Ethical permission and institutional permission were obtained.During the research, while the control group receives routine training, the experimental group will be given a sexual health assessment training including 16 hours of PLISSIT model teaching by the researcher. The data of the research will be obtained by using the data collection form before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. By ensuring that nursing students learn and practice sexual health assessment, the sexual health of individuals will be protected and improved.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| PLISSIT Group | Experimental | Behavioral: sexual health trainingNursing students in this group will be given sexual health training. The training will last for 4 weeks. The training is 16 hours in total. During the training, students will learn the PLISSIT model and evaluate cases involving using this model. Questionnaire will be applied before the training, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. |
| Control group | No intervention | –Nursing students in this group will not be subjected to any application and will continue their routine nursing lessons. The questionnaire will be administered to the control group before the training given to the experimental group, immediately after the training and 3 months after the training. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Being a senior nursing student,
- Having sufficient Turkish speaking and understanding skills,
- Agreeing to participate in sexuality education on the online platform if necessary,
- Sufficient or unlimited internet access,
- Having any computer, tablet or smart phone,
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Desire to leave the research,
- Incomplete filling of data collection forms,
- Not attending more than 30% of the training given in the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| sexual health trainingThe 16-hour sexual health training will be given for 4 weeks. Case discussions using the PLISSIT Model will be held in the training content. | Behavioural | PLISSIT Group |
Primary outcome
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: baseline
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: week 4
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: month 3
The scale was designed to measure the knowledge of nursing students about sexual health care. The scale consists of 31 items. Each item was rated as "yes", "no" and "I don't know". 1 point is given for the correct answer, 0 points for the wrong answer and the answer I don't know. A score between 0-31 can be obtained from the scale.
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: baseline
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: week 4
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: month 3
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub-dimensions and a total of 18 questions. Each item on the 5-point Likert scale is rated as 5 = strongly agree, 4 = agree, 3 = undecided, 2 = disagree, and 1 = strongly disagree. The scores that can be obtained from the scale vary between 18 and 90.
5 secondary outcomes
Sexual Myths Scale
Time frame: baseline
Sexual Myths Scale
Time frame: week 4
Sexual Myths Scale
Time frame: month 3
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education (part 1)
Time frame: week 4
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education (part 2)
Time frame: month 3
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Dec 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Nurdan Demirci, Prof. study director
Marmara Üniversity
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing sexual health training in people with Nursing Education and Nursing Students, run by Marmara 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 6 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Dec 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ceyda Su Gündüz, MSc (05558326719, ceyda_su_gndz@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale (time frame: baseline). The study lists 6 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 14 Dec 2023.