The Effect of Peer Education on Stem Cell Donation in Nursing Students

NCT05724459 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Peer Education on Stem Cell
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of peer education on stem cell donation in nursing students on their knowledge and attitudes towards being a stem cell donor. This study is a randomized-controlled experimental design study. The dependent variable of the study is the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students towards being a stem cell donor. The independent variable is peer education on stem cell donation. The research will be carried out with nursing students studying at the Nursing Department of a university located in Istanbul. The universe of the research will be all students (N= 320) studying in the Department of Nursing in the 2022-2023 academic year. The sample of the research will consist of our friends from the nursing department who volunteered to participate in the research. In the power analysis to calculate the sample size, the sample size of the study was calculated as at least 88 for each group, with an effect size of 0.50, a margin of error of 5%, and a power of 95%. However, it was aimed to reach 100 students for each group, in case the participants were withdrawn from the study during the research and education process and the sample size could not be reached. Introductory Information Form and Stem Cell Transplant Information Form will be used to collect data. The data in the research will be collected in two stages. In the first stage, peer educators will be trained and evaluated by our consultant, who is a project internal medicine nursing specialist. In the second stage, peer educators will train and evaluate peer students. After our students studying in the nursing department who meet the sampling criteria are informed about the study, informed consent forms will be signed by face-to-face interview. Peer students will be randomly assigned to the intervention (100 people) and control (100 people) groups according to the randomization list prepared in advance. Peer educators will train nursing students in the intervention group with the peer education model. No application will be made to the control group. Pre-test data will be obtained by applying the measurement tools to both groups at the beginning of the study. After the intervention group is trained, the Stem Cell Transplant Information Form will be filled in at the first follow-up at the 3rd month and at the second follow-up at the 6th month. The follow-up of the students in the control group will be done in a similar way. The results will be analyzed with the SPSS program. In the analysis of socio-demographic data, number, percentage, mean, median (median), standard deviation will be used. In the data showing normal distribution, Independent Samples T test will be used for comparisons between two groups, one of the parametric tests, and One Way ANOVA test will be used if there are 3 or more groups. For data that does not show normal distribution, the Mann-Whitney U test will be used for comparisons between two groups, one of the non-parametric tests, and the Kruskall Wallis test if there are 3 or more groups. As a result of this study, the effect of peer education and training on the stem cell donation knowledge levels of nursing students and their attitudes towards stem cell donation will be evaluated.

Conditions

Nursing Students

Keywords

Nursing Students; Stem Cell Transplantation; Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Demographic Information Form

  It consists of two parts. The first part includes demographic information such as age, education level, income level, occupation, and length of work in the profession. In the second part, there are questions about their views on stem cell donation. It covers questions about students' awareness of stem cells, whether they are a stem cell donor in their environment, whether they give stem cell donation samples, and their opinions and attitudes on this subject.

  1. day

• Stem Cell Transplant Information Form

  It was developed by Çiçek and Dinç in 2022 (Çiçek and Dinç, 2022). There are knowledge level questions about stem cell donation. In this section, 1) General information about stem cells, 2) Stem cell collection by peripheral method (blood, apheresis process), 3) Stem cell collection from bone marrow 4) Information questions about stem cell donation. Incorrect answers to questions measuring the level of knowledge; 2, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, correct questions are indicated in 1, 3-14, 16-18, 24,25. The knowledge score obtained from the test is a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 points.

  1. day

• Stem Cell Transplant Information Form

  It was developed by Çiçek and Dinç in 2022 (Çiçek and Dinç, 2022). There are knowledge level questions about stem cell donation. In this section, 1) General information about stem cells, 2) Stem cell collection by peripheral method (blood, apheresis process), 3) Stem cell collection from bone marrow 4) Information questions about stem cell donation. Incorrect answers to questions measuring the level of knowledge; 2, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, correct questions are indicated in 1, 3-14, 16-18, 24,25. The knowledge score obtained from the test is a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 points.

  90th day

• Stem Cell Transplant Information Form

  It was developed by Çiçek and Dinç in 2022 (Çiçek and Dinç, 2022). There are knowledge level questions about stem cell donation. In this section, 1) General information about stem cells, 2) Stem cell collection by peripheral method (blood, apheresis process), 3) Stem cell collection from bone marrow 4) Information questions about stem cell donation. Incorrect answers to questions measuring the level of knowledge; 2, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, correct questions are indicated in 1, 3-14, 16-18, 24,25. The knowledge score obtained from the test is a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 points.

  180th day

Study Arms (2)

Peer Education Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Training on stem cell transplantation for a total of 12 hours, two days a week for three weeks, two lesson hours a day (60 min. + 60 min.)

Other: Peer education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Peer education OTHER

Training on stem cell transplantation for a total of 12 hours, two days a week for three weeks, two lesson hours a day (60 min. + 60 min.)

Peer Education Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years and over,
• Willing to participate in the study,
• A permanent student in the nursing department and
• Students who do not have any communication problems will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Any communication barriers
• Students who do not volunteer to participate in the study will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Aydın University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Aydin University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2023
• First Posted: February 13, 2023
• Study Start: February 13, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: January 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)