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Can an escape room sharpen future Nurses' diagnostic skills?

NCT ID NCT07707713

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Akdeniz University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether playing an escape room game helps nursing students learn the nursing process and improve their ability to make accurate diagnoses. About 50 students who are taking a fundamentals nursing course will be randomly assigned to either the escape room activity or standard teaching. Researchers will measure their knowledge and diagnostic accuracy afterward to see if the game-based approach makes a difference.

What this could mean

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Active substance
escape room activity
What this could lead to
If effective, escape rooms could become a fun, hands-on way to teach clinical reasoning to nursing students.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with 52 students, so results may not apply broadly. The novelty effect might inflate short-term learning gains.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

52 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2026

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing II course for the first time, * Attending the 4-hour theoretical nursing process course Exclusion Criteria: * Requesting to withdraw from the study at any stage, * Completing the data collection tools incompletely

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Diagnostic accuracy Knowledge of nursing process Nursing student

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Akdeniz University

    Antalya, Antalya, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)

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