The Effect of Theory-based Education on Cultural Sensitivity and Compassion

NCT07424131 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 81829502.903/2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Strengthening cultural sensitivity and compassion plays a critical role in reducing health inequalities, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. This study is designed to determine the effect of an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on the cultural sensitivity and compassion levels of nursing students. The study, planned as a parallel-group, single-blind, randomized pre-test-post-test controlled experimental design, will include a total of 80 students, with 40 students in each group. The intervention group will receive an educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, in modules over four weeks. Data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 27.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA).

Conditions

Cultural Sensitivity; Compassion

Keywords

Theory of Planned Behavior; Cultural Sensitivity; Compassion; Nursing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cultural Sensitivity Scale for Nursing Students

  The 15-item scale is a 6-point Likert type. The scale has 4 sub-dimensions: (1) Patient and healthcare professional behavior, (2) Self-assessment, (3) Self-awareness, and (4) Cultural influence. The lowest possible score on the scale is 15, and the highest possible score is 90. As the score on the scale increases, the level of cultural sensitivity also increases.

  Four Weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Compassion Scale

  Four Weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Education

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Education BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group will receive a training program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, consisting of 4-week modules.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Students studying in the nursing department of a university,
• Who volunteer to participate in the study,
• Who were born in Turkey or have lived in Turkey for at least one year,
• Who have no difficulty speaking and understanding Turkish and have started clinical internships.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who did not give their consent at any stage of the study and withdrew,
• Those who have serious difficulties in speaking and understanding Turkish,
• Those who have previously participated in a similar training program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya Provincial Directorate of Health

Sakarya, Adapazarı, 54000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 13, 2026
• First Posted: February 20, 2026
• Study Start: October 6, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: March 4, 2026
• Last Updated: April 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

TU (1)