Public Health NursingNCT06438029
The Effect of Disaster Training on the Perception of Disaster Response Competence
A study testing Education group in people with Public Health Nursing, run by FATOŞ UNCU at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Due to the increase in disasters, humanity is facing an increasing threat to life and property. Disasters occur with little warning and can last for hours or months. Existing literature reveals that most nurses are not prepared for a disaster in the community. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Public Health Nursing
- What is being tested?
- Education group
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Oct 2024to 15 Jan 2025
- 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 45 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Being a 4th year Nursing Student
- Want to participate in the research voluntarily
Who cannot join
- Student wants to leave the study
- Incomplete filling of survey forms
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Education Given to Nursing Students on Their Perceptions of Disaster Response Competence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Due to the increase in disasters, humanity is facing an increasing threat to life and property. Disasters occur with little warning and can last for hours or months. Existing literature reveals that most nurses are not prepared for a disaster in the community. Continuous preparedness requires the involvement of staff and nursing students in the development, review and implementation of the disaster plan. The development of ongoing, easily accessible, engaging and realistic educational programmes is best for the acquisition of skills and competence. An experimental study with pretest-posttest control group The project is planned to be conducted with the fourth grade students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University in a randomised controlled study model with pre-test-post-test control group. The population of the study will consist of the fourth year students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University. The sample will consist of 90 students with 0.05 error, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.6 effect size and 0.80 representation power of the universe with the power analysis. These students will be divided into 45 experimental and 45 control groups. In the first stage of the study, the experimental and control group students were asked to complete the "Personal Information Form" and '' Disaster response self-efficacy scale" will be filled. In the second stage of the research, the students in the experimental group will be given a detailed and planned training programme. After the training, the students
Read the detailed description
Natural disasters, which cause a large number of casualties, increase the workload and lead to disability of individuals, have always been an important public health problem. Natural disasters are unpredictable and often sudden events that cause great destruction and loss of life and severe psychological symptoms for survivors. Disaster preparedness refers to all previous action plans and efforts to establish a disaster response system before a disaster occurs. To be prepared, nurses need to have sufficient knowledge and skills to minimise the negative effects of a disaster, including trauma, infectious diseases, physical and psychological distress. However, there is evidence that most nurses do not feel adequately prepared for a disaster in the community. In a study in which the general knowledge levels of nurses in developing countries about disaster preparedness were evaluated, the knowledge and skills of nurses especially in the Asia-Pacific Region about disasters were found to be inadequate. In another study, it was reported that Iranian nurses had inadequate knowledge about disaster preparedness.
Despite the increasing number of disasters all over the world and the warnings of international nursing organisations and the World Health Organisation about the preparedness of nurses for disasters, it is seen that the training of nurses for disasters is inadequate and studies on this subject are limited.
- Conditions
- Public Health Nursing
- Being tested
- Education group, control group
- Keywords
- Natural disasters, Nursing students
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Education groupOther
the students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response
control groupOther
the students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Education group | Experimental | The forms used in the study were collected by the researcher through face-to-face interviews in seminar halls in schools. Firstly, the students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response. The trainings were organised as a total of four sessions with a two-week interval of twenty minutes in each session. Personal Information Form and Disaster Intervention Self-Efficacy Scale were filled as pre-test in the seminar halls of the schools under the supervision of the researcher. Receives: Other: Education group; Other: control group |
| Control group | No intervention | Personal Information Form and Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied to the students in the control group as a pre-test. No training will be given to the control group. In the last stage of the research, the Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied to the control group as a post-test and the data collection process will be terminated. After the last test was applied to the groups, training materials will be given to the people who demanded from the control group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Disaster response self-efficacy scale:
The scale is a 5-point Likert type and consists of a total of 19 items and 3 sub-dimensions (On-site rescue competence, Disaster psychological nursing competence, Nature of the role undertaken in disaster and adaptation competence). The scale is answered as having no self-confidence (1 point), basically no self-confidence (2 points), some self-confidence (3 points), basically self-confident (4 points) and full self-confidence (5 points). The scale score is calculated by summing the answers to the questions. A high score from the scale indicates high disaster response self-efficacy. In the Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was found to be 0.96.
Measured: 3 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 May 2024
- Study start15 Oct 2024
- Primary completion15 Jan 2025
- Study completion15 Jan 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Public Health NursingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Model description
- This research is a randomised control study with pretest-posttest design.
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- FATOŞ UNCU
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, FATOŞ UNCU, Firat University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06438029
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FU-SBF-FU-02
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 27 May 2024
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Education Given to Nursing Students on Their Perceptions of Disaster Response Competence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06438029
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FU-SBF-FU-02
- Conditions
- Public Health Nursing
- Keywords
- Natural disasters, Nursing students
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- FATOŞ UNCUUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jan 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 31 May 2024 (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.
Due to the increase in disasters, humanity is facing an increasing threat to life and property. Disasters occur with little warning and can last for hours or months. Existing literature reveals that most nurses are not prepared for a disaster in the community. Continuous preparedness requires the involvement of staff and nursing students in the development, review and implementation of the disaster plan. The development of ongoing, easily accessible, engaging and realistic educational programmes is best for the acquisition of skills and competence. An experimental study with pretest-posttest control group The project is planned to be conducted with the fourth grade students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University in a randomised controlled study model with pre-test-post-test control group. The population of the study will consist of the fourth year students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University. The sample will consist of 90 students with 0.05 error, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.6 effect size and 0.80 representation power of the universe with the power analysis. These students will be divided into 45 experimental and 45 control groups. In the first stage of the study, the experimental and control group students were asked to complete the "Personal Information Form" and '' Disaster response self-efficacy scale" will be filled. In the second stage of the research, the students in the experimental group will be given a detailed and planned training programme. After the training, the students
Detailed description
Natural disasters, which cause a large number of casualties, increase the workload and lead to disability of individuals, have always been an important public health problem. Natural disasters are unpredictable and often sudden events that cause great destruction and loss of life and severe psychological symptoms for survivors. Disaster preparedness refers to all previous action plans and efforts to establish a disaster response system before a disaster occurs. To be prepared, nurses need to have sufficient knowledge and skills to minimise the negative effects of a disaster, including trauma, infectious diseases, physical and psychological distress. However, there is evidence that most nurses do not feel adequately prepared for a disaster in the community. In a study in which the general knowledge levels of nurses in developing countries about disaster preparedness were evaluated, the knowledge and skills of nurses especially in the Asia-Pacific Region about disasters were found to be inadequate. In another study, it was reported that Iranian nurses had inadequate knowledge about disaster preparedness.
Despite the increasing number of disasters all over the world and the warnings of international nursing organisations and the World Health Organisation about the preparedness of nurses for disasters, it is seen that the training of nurses for disasters is inadequate and studies on this subject are limited.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This research is a randomised control study with pretest-posttest design.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Education group | Experimental | Other: Education group, Other: control groupThe forms used in the study were collected by the researcher through face-to-face interviews in seminar halls in schools. Firstly, the students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response. The trainings were organised as a total of four sessions with a two-week interval of twenty minutes in each session. Personal Information Form and Disaster Intervention Self-Efficacy Scale were filled as pre-test in the seminar halls of the schools under the supervision of the researcher. |
| Control group | No intervention | –Personal Information Form and Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied to the students in the control group as a pre-test. No training will be given to the control group. In the last stage of the research, the Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied to the control group as a post-test and the data collection process will be terminated. After the last test was applied to the groups, training materials will be given to the people who demanded from the control group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Being a 4th year Nursing Student
- Want to participate in the research voluntarily
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Student wants to leave the study
- Incomplete filling of survey forms
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education groupthe students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response | Other | Education group |
| control groupthe students in the experimental group will be trained on disaster and disaster response | Other | Education group |
Primary outcome
Disaster response self-efficacy scale:
Time frame: 3 month
The scale is a 5-point Likert type and consists of a total of 19 items and 3 sub-dimensions (On-site rescue competence, Disaster psychological nursing competence, Nature of the role undertaken in disaster and adaptation competence). The scale is answered as having no self-confidence (1 point), basically no self-confidence (2 points), some self-confidence (3 points), basically self-confident (4 points) and full self-confidence (5 points). The scale score is calculated by summing the answers to the questions. A high score from the scale indicates high disaster response self-efficacy. In the Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was found to be 0.96.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2025.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Education group in people with Public Health Nursing, run by FATOŞ UNCU 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 2 inclusion and 2 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 13 Mar 2025. 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?
Disaster response self-efficacy scale: (time frame: 3 month). 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 13 Mar 2025.