The Effect of Taboo Game-Based Reinforcement on Medication Instruction

NCT07728110 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1662258
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 111
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pharmacology courses are included in nursing curricula, and education on drug knowledge and drug administration is provided in basic nursing courses from the first year of education. However, research shows that students' knowledge of drugs is not at the desired level. Today, in addition to classical methods, different methods are also used to evaluate information. Game-based approaches are frequently used in nursing for both learning and evaluating information. Escape rooms, digital games, simulation-based games, role-playing, puzzle games, and Kahoot are among the methods used in education . Studies have shown that when gamification is used in education and student evaluation, the recall of information is also at a better level. This research aims to determine the effect of reinforcing nursing students' knowledge of frequently used medications in emergency departments with the Taboo game and the classic question-and-answer method on learning and information recall.

Conditions

No Medical Condition

Keywords

taboo; emergency medicines; nursing students; game

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowlegde test results

  Knowledge Test (included 25 questions)

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Knowlegde test results and scale results

  Test was performed after the second intervention, with the two interventions administered one week apart

Other Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge test (Follow-up test)

  A retention test was performed one month after the second intervention, with the two interventions administered one week apart

Study Arms (2)

Game group

EXPERIMENTAL

Using the Taboo game as a reinforcer in learning about medications used in the emergency room.

Other: Game

Question-and-answer

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Using the raditional question-and-answer method as a reinforcer in learning about medications used in the emergency room.

Other: Question-and-answer method

Interventions

Game OTHER

Using taboo game

Game group

Question-and-answer method OTHER

Using the question-and-answer method as reinforcement.

Question-and-answer

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being a second-year nursing student
• Participating in volunteer work
• Knowing Turkish

You may not qualify if:

• Wanting to quit the job

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara Medipol University: lead
• Siirt University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Siirt University

Siirt, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2026
• First Posted: July 27, 2026
• Study Start: April 2, 2026
• Primary Completion: April 17, 2026
• Study Completion: June 17, 2026
• Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)