The Use of Virtual Simulations in Family Planning Counseling Training

NCT07867418 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: SakaryaU-1001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using virtual simulations (AP-DESTEK) works to improve family planning counseling education for nursing and midwifery undergraduate students. The main questions it aims to answer are: What are the opinions of subject matter experts and nursing/midwifery students regarding the digital simulations prepared for family planning counseling education? How does the use of virtual simulations in family planning counseling education affect students' academic achievement, satisfaction, and self-confidence in learning? Researchers will compare students using the virtual simulation system (AP-DESTEK) to a control group receiving traditional/standard family planning counseling education to evaluate its effectiveness. Participants will:Complete a pre-test before the educational intervention. Receive family planning counseling education via the AP-DESTEK virtual simulation system or standard educational methods. Complete a post-test, the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale, and the Educational Practices Questionnaire to evaluate achievement, satisfaction, and self-confidence

Conditions

Family Planning Counseling; Nursing Education; Virtual Simulation in Education

Keywords

Family planning; family planning counseling; virtual simulations; nursing education; clinical scenario

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Academic Achievement in Family Planning Counseling

  Knowledge score evaluated through an achievement test on family planning counseling

  Baseline (pre-test) and immediately post-intervention (post-test, at the 4th week)

• Counselor Self-Efficacy

  This scale was developed by Johnson et al. to measure the self-efficacy of psychological counselors. The version of the scale adapted into Turkish by Bozkurt Karalı and Özkan (2020) will be used. The Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) was adapted into Turkish by Bozkurt Karalı and Özkan (2020), involving validity and reliability analyses. Following the establishment of the scale's linguistic validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine its construct validity. The analyses resulted in a reliability coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) of 0.985 for the 33 items.

  Baseline (pre-test) and immediately post-intervention (post-test, at the 4th week)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Student Perception of Educational Practices

  Immediately post-intervention (at the 4th week / post-test)

• Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning

  Immediately post-intervention (at the 4th week / post-test)

Study Arms (2)

Experiment

EXPERIMENTAL

AP-DESTEK Virtual Simulation Training

Behavioral: AP-DESTEK Virtual Simulation Training

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard Family Planning Counseling Education

Behavioral: Standard Family Planning Counseling Education

Interventions

AP-DESTEK Virtual Simulation Training BEHAVIORAL

Family planning counseling training delivered through interactive virtual simulations (AP-DESTEK).

Also known as: experiment

Experiment

Standard Family Planning Counseling Education BEHAVIORAL

Standard/traditional theoretical curriculum on family planning counseling.

Also known as: control

Control

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being an undergraduate student currently enrolled in the Nursing or Midwifery Department at Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Taking the Family Planning Counseling course during the study period.
• Volunteering to participate in the study and providing written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who do not consent to participate in the study.
• Students who have previously taken a formal course or professional training specifically on family planning counseling prior to the current academic semester.
• Students who fail to complete all required training sessions or evaluation questionnaires (pre-test/post-test).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sakarya University: lead
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya University

Sakarya, Serdivan, 54050, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeliha Demir-Kaymak

Model Details: A randomized controlled trial with a 2x2 mixed (split-plot) pretest-posttest design will be used. Participants will be randomly allocated into two parallel groups: an intervention group receiving family planning counseling training supported by the AP-DESTEK virtual simulation system, and a control group receiving standard theoretical education. Outcome measures (academic achievement, learning satisfaction, and self-confidence) will be evaluated before and after the intervention in both groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 5, 2026
• First Posted: October 9, 2026
• Study Start: September 28, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 26, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Last Updated: October 9, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)