Nursing EducationNCT06460935
The Effect of Online Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students on Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy
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, online 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. 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, Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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
- 57 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 4 Nov 2023to 31 Dec 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 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,
- 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 the training given in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Online Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students With the PLISSIT Model on Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, online 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.
Read the detailed description
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, online 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. The research is planned to be pre-test post-test comparative, randomized, with one experiment and one control group, ın order to determine the effect of online sexual health training given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on the myths about sexuality, sexual health care knowledge, sexual health care attitude and sexual health care self-efficacy. This research will be carried out between November 2023 and December 2023 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=30) and control groups (n=30). The data of the research will be obtained by using \"Student Information Form\", Sexual Health Care Questionnaire, which includes 3 scales as \"Sexual Health Care Knowledge Scale\", \"Sexual Health Care Attitude Scale\", \"Sexual Health Care Self-Efficacy 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 online sexual health training including 20 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, after the training.
- Being tested
- sexual health training
- Keywords
- Distance learning, Nursing education, Nursing students, Randomized controlled trial, Sexual health
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
sexual health trainingBehavioural
The 20-hour sexual health training will be given online for 5 weeks. Case discussions using the Plissit Model will be held in the training content.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental: PLISSIT Group | Experimental | Nursing students in this group will be given online sexual health training. The training will last for 5 weeks. The training is 20 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 after the training Receives: Behavioral: sexual health training |
| No Intervention: 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 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, week 8
Self Efficacy for Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale measures nursing students' self-efficacy in providing sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub dimensions and a total of 15 items. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= undecided, 4= agree, 5= strongly agree. The total score ranges from 15 to 75 points.
Measured: baseline, week 8
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 subdimensions 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, week 8
Secondary outcomes (2)
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education
It determines the thoughts of the students about the model taught in education and the satisfaction of the students from the education.
Measured: baseline, week 8
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, week 8
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jun 2024
- Study start4 Nov 2023
- Primary completion4 Nov 2023
- Study completion31 Dec 2023
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
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, CEYDA SU GUNDUZ, Marmara University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06460935
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 26.10.2023/101
- Status last verified
- Jun 2024
- First submitted
- 11 Jun 2024
- Last updated
- 14 Jun 2024
- 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 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Online Sexual Health Training Given to Nursing Students With the PLISSIT Model on Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06460935
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 26.10.2023/101
- Keywords
- Distance learning, Nursing education, Nursing students, Randomized controlled trial, Sexual health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Marmara UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 4 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Jun 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.
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, online 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.
Detailed description
Nurses play an important role in providing sexual health care to individuals. In this study, online 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. The research is planned to be pre-test post-test comparative, randomized, with one experiment and one control group, ın order to determine the effect of online sexual health training given to nursing students with the PLISSIT model on the myths about sexuality, sexual health care knowledge, sexual health care attitude and sexual health care self-efficacy. This research will be carried out between November 2023 and December 2023 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=30) and control groups (n=30). The data of the research will be obtained by using \"Student Information Form\", Sexual Health Care Questionnaire, which includes 3 scales as \"Sexual Health Care Knowledge Scale\", \"Sexual Health Care Attitude Scale\", \"Sexual Health Care Self-Efficacy 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 online sexual health training including 20 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, after the training.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental: PLISSIT Group | Experimental | Behavioral: sexual health trainingNursing students in this group will be given online sexual health training. The training will last for 5 weeks. The training is 20 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 after the training |
| No Intervention: 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 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,
- 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 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 20-hour sexual health training will be given online for 5 weeks. Case discussions using the Plissit Model will be held in the training content. | Behavioural | Experimental: PLISSIT Group |
Primary outcome
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 8
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.
Self Efficacy for Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 8
The scale measures nursing students' self-efficacy in providing sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 sub dimensions and a total of 15 items. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1= strongly disagree, 2= disagree, 3= undecided, 4= agree, 5= strongly agree. The total score ranges from 15 to 75 points.
Attitude to Sexual Healthcare Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 8
The scale determines the attitudes of nursing students towards sexual health services. The scale consists of 3 subdimensions 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.
2 secondary outcomes
Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education
Time frame: baseline, week 8
Sexual Myths Scale
Time frame: baseline, week 8
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 14 Jun 2024.
- 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.
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 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Jun 2024. 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?
Knowledge of Sexual Healthcare Scale (time frame: baseline, week 8). The study lists 3 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 Jun 2024.