NCT06460935

Brief 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. The most commonly used PLISSIT model will be taught to nursing students while providing sexual counseling to patients and its effectiveness will be determined.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
57

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2023

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 4, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 4, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2023

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 11, 2024

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 14, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

June 14, 2024

Status Verified

June 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

Same day

First QC Date

June 11, 2024

Last Update Submit

June 11, 2024

Conditions

Nursing EducationNursing StudentsRandomized Controlled TrialSexual Health

Keywords

Distance learningNursing educationNursing studentsRandomized controlled trialSexual health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • 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.

    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.

    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.

    baseline, week 8

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Student Opinion Form on Sexual Health Education

    baseline, week 8

  • Sexual Myths Scale

    baseline, week 8

Study Arms (2)

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

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.

Interventions

sexual health trainingBEHAVIORAL

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.

Experimental: PLISSIT Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • 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

You may not qualify if:

  • Desire to leave the research,
  • Incomplete filling of data collection forms,
  • Not attending the training given in the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University

Istanbul, 34854, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2024

First Posted

June 14, 2024

Study Start

November 4, 2023

Primary Completion

November 4, 2023

Study Completion

December 31, 2023

Last Updated

June 14, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TU(1)