The Effect Of Low-Fidelity Simulation Education Pressure Injuries

NCT07890519 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: NEU-SKASBF-HTP-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The nursing education curriculum comprises both theoretical and practical courses designed to educate and prepare nursing students for their professional roles, functions, and responsibilities. Simulation, in particular, offers nursing students the opportunity to practice various essential clinical skills and decision-making processes in a safe environment, without posing an immediate risk to patients. Simulation-based training has been reported to be effective in teaching about pressure injuries. While the significance, staging, and care and treatment approaches regarding pressure injuries are addressed theoretically within nursing curricula, it is not always possible to provide all students with the opportunity to observe and experience pressure injuries at various stages in clinical practice settings. Therefore, teaching the stages of pressure injuries and the associated care and treatment processes through simulation applications in a laboratory setting is considered a significant educational strategy. This study aims to determine the impact of low-fidelity simulation training on nursing students' knowledge levels regarding pressure injuries and their satisfaction with the learning experience.

Conditions

Nursing Education Research; Simulation Based Learning; Pressure Injuries

Keywords

Simulation, Pressure Injury, Nursing Education, Knowledge Level, Training Satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pressure injury knowledge level

  Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test

  Change from baseline (pre-test) to 2 weeks post-intervention (post-test)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction with Training Methods

  Immediately after the completion of the intervention( 15 minutes after training)

Study Arms (2)

Simulation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive standard theoretical training followed by a simulation-based pressure injury scenario

Other: Simulation-Based Training

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this group will receive traditional/lecture-based theoretical training on pressure injury prevention.

Other: Traditional Training

Interventions

Simulation-Based Training OTHER

The intervention group will be provided with information regarding the research prior to the training. A pre-test-specifically the 2021 version of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test-will be administered. Subsequently, the intervention group will receive training on pressure injuries, supported by simulation and developed based on existing literature. Immediately following the simulation session, a questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the training methods will be administered; two weeks later, the 2021 version of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test will be administered again.

Simulation Group

Traditional Training OTHER

The control group will be informed about the research prior to the training. A pre-test-specifically the 2021 version of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test-will be administered. Subsequently, the control group will receive traditional training on pressure injuries, developed based on existing literature. This traditional method will be delivered via a PowerPoint presentation, which will be supplemented with visual aids depicting pressure injuries. Immediately following the training, a "Satisfaction with Training Methods" questionnaire will be administered; two weeks later, the 2021 version of the Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test will be administered again.

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hilal Türkben Polat: lead
• Necmettin Erbakan University: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Ulcer; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: To minimize potential bias, outcome assessment and statistical analyses will be conducted by an independent statistician who is blinded to the intervention and control groups, with data coded as Group A and Group B.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2026
• First Posted: October 22, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): October 26, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 10, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 10, 2026
• Last Updated: October 22, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share