Baskent University

This study is testing whether a structured nursing communication method can help reduce pain and anxiety for adult outpatients during painful burn dressing changes. It will compare a special communication approach, delivered over three dressing sessions, to standard care. The goa…

This study is testing whether a smartphone app using artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce chronic pain and improve quality of life for women after menopause. It will compare the AI program to traditional sessions with a physiotherapist and to a group receiving no special …

This study aims to find the best medication to prevent the sharp pain some patients feel when common anesthesia drugs are injected into a vein before surgery. Researchers will compare three drugs—lidocaine, paracetamol (acetaminophen), and dexmedetomidine—in 170 adults undergoing…

This study is testing whether adding a special 8-week talk therapy program to standard brain stimulation treatment helps people with depression. The program teaches skills for finding more meaning in life and improving daily self-care. Researchers will compare two groups: one get…

This study aims to see if training nursing students about patient safety using interactive games in a virtual reality 'metaverse' is more effective than traditional classroom teaching. Researchers will compare two groups of 30 students each—one receiving the virtual training and …

This study aims to see if a new, game-like training program in a virtual world (the metaverse) can help nursing students learn how to prevent and manage painful bedsores better than standard classroom lessons. Sixty second-year nursing students will be split into two groups: one …