Effectiveness of Game-Based Learning in Pain Management Education for Nursing Students

NCT07736118 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ERUniversity
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 95
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of game-based learning on undergraduate nursing students' pain management knowledge, learning motivation, and educational satisfaction. Background: Pain management is a core nursing competency. Although game-based learning is increasingly used in nursing education, evidence regarding its effectiveness in pain management education remains limited. Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Methods: Undergraduate nursing students were randomly assigned to either a game-based learning or traditional education group. Pain management knowledge, learning motivation, and educational satisfaction were assessed immediately after the intervention and at a two-week follow-up.

Conditions

Pain Management; Satisfaction; Motivation; Knowledge

Keywords

Game-based learning; Digital escape room; Nursing education; Pain management; Learning motivation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge score

  The performance of all students included in this study regarding the pain management and nursing care course will be evaluated using a 10-item knowledge test. The students will complete the test after the course has been completed. The test scores will range from 0 to 100. Higher scores will indicate a higher level of knowledge.

  change from baseline knowledge score after at two week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• learning motivation

  change from baseline motivation score after at two week

• Educational satisfaction

  change from baseline satisfaction score after at two week

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: game-based learning

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

game-based learning OTHER

Participants received game-based education on pain management through a digital escape room game.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• being a second-year nursing student,
• owning a mobile phone with an internet connection.

You may not qualify if:

• having previously taken a course/class on pain,
• incompletely filling out data collection forms,
• declining to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TC Erciyes University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Erciyes University

Kayseri, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Agnosia; Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2026
• First Posted: July 30, 2026
• Study Start: March 16, 2026
• Primary Completion: May 21, 2026
• Study Completion: July 22, 2026
• Last Updated: July 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)