Perceived StressNCT07871539
Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training on Coping Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Anxiety Among Nursing Students in the UAE
A study testing Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training in people with Perceived Stress and State Anxiety, run by Universiti Sains Malaysia at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
Trial summary
This study will examine whether student-centred simulation-based skills training helps undergraduate nursing students in the United Arab Emirates feel more confident in coping with difficult situations and experience less stress and anxiety. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Perceived Stress, State Anxiety, Self Efficacy
- What is being tested?
- Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Arab Emirates
- Study dates
- Mar 2027to Apr 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Year 3 undergraduate nursing student at RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, enrolled in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing course for the first time.
- Available to attend scheduled study activities and complete baseline and post-test assessments.
- Willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Previously repeated the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing course.
- Previous participation in a structured simulation-based stress-management or coping programme substantially similar to the proposed intervention.
- Bridging student or student with substantial prior professional nursing experience that makes educational exposure non-comparable.
- Unable to complete the required intervention exposure or post-intervention assessment.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United Arab Emirates1 site
College of Nursing, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University
Ras al-Khaimah, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Rania A Al-Momani, MSc, +971506284955, rania838@student.usm.my
Rania A Al-Momani, MSc
About this study
Official title: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training on Coping Self-Efficacy, Perceived Stress, and State Anxiety Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in the United Arab Emirates
This study will examine whether student-centred simulation-based skills training helps undergraduate nursing students in the United Arab Emirates feel more confident in coping with difficult situations and experience less stress and anxiety. Simulation-based training allows students to practice skills through realistic scenarios. The study will compare a group receiving this training with a comparison group, using questionnaires before and after the training to assess changes in confidence in coping, perceived stress, and current anxiety.
- Conditions
- Perceived Stress, State Anxiety, Self Efficacy
- Being tested
- Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training
- Keywords
- Nursing Students, Simulation-Based Education, Student-Centred Learning, Nursing Education, United Arab Emirates
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills TrainingBehavioural
A four-week student-centred simulation-based skills training programme for undergraduate nursing students, comprising one 55-minute session per week. Sessions use role-play with realistic student-centred scenarios and facilitated debriefing to practise coping and stress-management skills. The programme aims to improve coping self-efficacy and reduce perceived stress and state anxiety.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training | Experimental | Undergraduate nursing students in this group will receive student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention. Receives: Behavioral: Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training |
| Routine Instruction (Comparison Group) | No intervention | Students in this group will continue their routine instruction without receiving the student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed at the same time points as in the experimental group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Coping Self-Efficacy at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Coping self-efficacy will be assessed using the 26-item Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Each item is scored from 0 to 10, giving a total score of 0-260. Higher scores indicate greater coping self-efficacy. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline CSES scores and pre-specified potential confounders.
Measured: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Secondary outcomes (2)
Perceived Stress at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Perceived stress will be assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Positively worded items are reverse-scored, and total scores range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater perceived stress. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline PSS-10 scores and pre-specified potential confounders.
Measured: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
State Anxiety at the End of the Four-Week Programme
State anxiety will be assessed using the six-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-6). The summed score is transformed to a range of 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater state anxiety. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline STAI-6 scores and pre-specified potential confounders. Assessments will be conducted under comparable conditions in both groups.
Measured: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Oct 2026
- Study startMar 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completionApr 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionApr 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Perceived StressStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Two parallel groups will be compared: one receiving student-centred simulation-based skills training and one serving as the comparison group. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rania Al-momani, Universiti Sains Malaysia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07871539
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- USM/JEPeM/PP/26090812
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 6 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training on Coping Self-Efficacy, Perceived Stress, and State Anxiety Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in the United Arab Emirates
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07871539
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- USM/JEPeM/PP/26090812
- Conditions
- Perceived Stress, State Anxiety, Self Efficacy
- Keywords
- Nursing Students, Simulation-Based Education, Student-Centred Learning, Nursing Education, United Arab Emirates
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Universiti Sains MalaysiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2027 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Apr 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Oct 2026 (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.
This study will examine whether student-centred simulation-based skills training helps undergraduate nursing students in the United Arab Emirates feel more confident in coping with difficult situations and experience less stress and anxiety. Simulation-based training allows students to practice skills through realistic scenarios. The study will compare a group receiving this training with a comparison group, using questionnaires before and after the training to assess changes in confidence in coping, perceived stress, and current anxiety.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Two parallel groups will be compared: one receiving student-centred simulation-based skills training and one serving as the comparison group. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training | Experimental | Behavioral: Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills TrainingUndergraduate nursing students in this group will receive student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed before and after the intervention. |
| Routine Instruction (Comparison Group) | No intervention | –Students in this group will continue their routine instruction without receiving the student-centred simulation-based skills training. Coping self-efficacy, perceived stress, and state anxiety will be assessed at the same time points as in the experimental group. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Year 3 undergraduate nursing student at RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, enrolled in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing course for the first time.
- Available to attend scheduled study activities and complete baseline and post-test assessments.
- Willing to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Previously repeated the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing course.
- Previous participation in a structured simulation-based stress-management or coping programme substantially similar to the proposed intervention.
- Bridging student or student with substantial prior professional nursing experience that makes educational exposure non-comparable.
- Unable to complete the required intervention exposure or post-intervention assessment.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills TrainingA four-week student-centred simulation-based skills training programme for undergraduate nursing students, comprising one 55-minute session per week. Sessions use role-play with realistic student-centred scenarios and facilitated debriefing to practise coping and stress-management skills. The programme aims to improve coping self-efficacy and reduce perceived stress and state anxiety. | Behavioural | Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training |
Primary outcome
Coping Self-Efficacy at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Coping self-efficacy will be assessed using the 26-item Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). Each item is scored from 0 to 10, giving a total score of 0-260. Higher scores indicate greater coping self-efficacy. Post-intervention scores will be compared between the experimental and comparison groups using ANCOVA, adjusting for baseline CSES scores and pre-specified potential confounders.
2 secondary outcomes
Perceived Stress at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
State Anxiety at the End of the Four-Week Programme
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Student-Centred Simulation-Based Skills Training in people with Perceived Stress and State Anxiety, run by Universiti Sains Malaysia at 1 site in United Arab Emirates.
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 3 inclusion and 4 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Oct 2026. 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 United Arab Emirates. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Rania A Al-Momani, MSc (+971506284955, rania838@student.usm.my), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Coping Self-Efficacy at the End of the Four-Week Programme (time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and end of Week 4 (post-intervention).). 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 Oct 2026.