the Impact of a Digital Game-based Learning Activity on Nursing Students' Understanding of Surgical Site Infections

NCT06755879 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: VYYU-SBF-HAKALTUN-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of a digital game-based learning activity on students' learning of interventions to prevent surgical site infections.This study will seek answers to the following questions: Is digital game-based learning activity effective in students' learning process? Is the traditional method of theoretical lecturing effective in the learning process? What is the effect of students' learning methods on their motivation? The researchers will compare the group with the theoretical lecture to see the effectiveness of the digital game-based learning activity. Participants will be divided into 3 groups. In the first group, the level of learning interventions to prevent surgical site infections with digital game-based learning activity will be evaluated with pre-test and post-test In the second group, the level of learning the theoretical course and interventions to prevent surgical site infections will be evaluated with pre-test and post-test. The control group will be evaluated only with the pre-test post-test without any intervention.

Conditions

Surgical Site Infections; Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• pre-test post-test question form

  the effectiveness of the digital game-based learning activity will be measured by pre-test post-test (Measurement will be made with a pre-test post-test prepared by the researcher.)

  after the pre-test is applied, the digital game-based learning activity will be used for 5 days. the post-test will be applied 3 weeks after the pre-test

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• pre-test post-test question form

  After the pre-test is applied, a 45-minute theoretical lesson will be held with the students. Post-test will be applied 3 weeks after the pre-test

Other Outcomes (1)

• the effect of teaching methods on student motivation

  measurement will be made with 3 weeks between pre-test and post-test

Study Arms (3)

digital game-based learning activity group

EXPERIMENTAL

the level of learning interventions to prevent surgical site infections with digital game-based learning activity will be evaluated with pre-test and post-test

Behavioral: digital game-based learning activity

theoretical course group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

the level of learning the theoretical course and interventions to prevent surgical site infections will be evaluated with pre-test and post-test

Behavioral: traditional method

control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will be evaluated only with the pre-test post-test without any intervention.

Interventions

digital game-based learning activity BEHAVIORAL

learning interventions to prevent surgical site infections with a digital game-based learning activity

digital game-based learning activity group

traditional method BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation of the effectiveness of students' learning of interventions to prevent surgical site infections in the theoretical course taught by traditional method

theoretical course group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Having a cell phone, computer or tablet device.
• To have internet access on one of the cell phone, computer or tablet devices.
• To have taken the Surgical Diseases Nursing course.
• To be a 4th year student of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
• Volunteering to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• \- Graduating from a health vocational high school or coming from a health-related department with vertical transfer
• Limited ability to read and write in Turkish.
• Not having a software infrastructure suitable for opening digital game activities on mobile phones, computers or tablet devices

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yuzuncu Yil University: lead
• University of Gaziantep: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi /Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi

Van, 65000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wound Infection; Infections; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2024
• First Posted: January 1, 2025
• Study Start: December 9, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2024
• Study Completion: May 7, 2025
• Last Updated: May 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

TU (1)