The Effect of an Escape Room Simulation on Post-mortem Care Training

NCT06684691 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Date: 10.09.2924 No:2024-436
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 95
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Simulated escape room games create an active learning environment to increase students' motivation and participation and encourage learning while developing skills. Therefore, this study examines the effectiveness of simulated escape room games in nursing students' post-mortem care education.

Conditions

Simulation Training; Game-Based Learning; Nursing Care

Keywords

Escape room; Simulation; Nursing student; Education; Post-mortem care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge

  Postmortem Care Knowledge Test

  5 week

• Self-Efficacy

  End of Life and Post-Death Self-Efficacy Scale for Nursing Students

  5 week

Study Arms (2)

Group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

The escape room game will be applied to the students in the group 1 after the theoretical training.

Other: Intervention group

Group 2

OTHER

The escape room game will not be applied to the students in the group 2 after the theoretical training.

Other: Control group

Interventions

Intervention group OTHER

The escape room game will be applied to the students in the intervention group after the theoretical training.

Group 1

Control group OTHER

The escape room game will not be applied to the students in the control group after the theoretical training.

Group 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being 4th grade nursing student

You may not qualify if:

• Not willing to participate the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gulhane Faculty of Nursing

Ankara, Please Select One, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Basak T, Demirtas A, Sahin Karaduman G, Duman S, Cerit B. The Effect of an Escape Room Simulation on Postmortem Care Training For Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2026 Jan 1;28(1):E17-E23. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001166. Epub 2025 Sep 17.

  PMID: 41373097 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: There is no blinding because of the nature of the simulation method
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Model Details: Randomized controlled parallel group trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 10, 2024
• First Posted: November 12, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 8, 2024
• Study Completion: December 8, 2024
• Last Updated: January 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)