Effect of Smart Watch Monitoring on Stress Levels Among Nursing Students During Older Adult Clinical Training

NCT07757256 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: (60)24/3/2026
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 225
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of smart watch monitoring in reducing stress levels among nursing students during older adult clinical training. Nursing students often experience psychological stress during geriatric clinical practice due to complex patient care and clinical responsibilities. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a smart watch monitoring group or a control group receiving usual clinical training. Stress levels will be assessed using validated instruments, while physiological indicators, including heart rate variability (HRV), will be monitored in the intervention group. The findings will determine whether smart watch monitoring can support stress management and improve students' well-being during clinical training.

Conditions

Stress at Clinical Areas

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• perceived stress scale

  A validated questionnaire used to measure the perception of stress among participants. Scores range from 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate higher perceived stress

  base line 1 month and 3 months after intervention

• resting heart rate

  Physiological stress marker monitored daily using the smart watch to evaluate changes in autonomic nervous system regulation

  3-4 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group (smart watch monitoring group).

EXPERIMENTAL

students at faculty of nursing

Device: smart watch use

control group

NO INTERVENTION

students at faculty of nursing

Interventions

smart watch use DEVICE

Students will wear smartwatches during all clinical training shifts Data (heart rate, steps) will be recorded automatically Students will: Monitor stress indicators Become aware of physiological stress responses Weekly: Students send screenshots from Google Fit to researchers whatsapp or emails Researcher records data in Excel sheet 2- Control Group: Students will undergo routine clinical training No smart watch or monitoring provided Phase 5: Post-test Assessment At the end of the intervention period: Both groups will: Complete Tool II (PSS) Complete Tool IV (Brief COPE) Phase 6: Data Analysis Compare: Pre vs Post within each group Intervention vs Control Analyze: Stress levels (PSS) Physiological stress (HR) Coping strategies (COPE)

Intervention group (smart watch monitoring group).

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Months - 25 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• participants with smart watch

You may not qualify if:

• participants has psychatric problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• doaa mansour ali: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Nursing

Cairo, Select State, Egypt

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: clinical assisstant professor of community health nursing -Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2026
• First Posted: August 11, 2026
• Study Start: March 28, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 20, 2026
• Last Updated: August 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Locations

EG (1)