Can Role-Play training tame aggression in hospitals?
NCT ID NCT07438340
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a simulation using trained actors (standardized patients) can improve nursing students' skills in managing aggressive patients. Fifty-six students will be randomly assigned to either the simulation training or standard education. Researchers will measure changes in how students perceive aggression and what they feel they learned.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Standardized patient simulation based on the De-Escalation Model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how nursing students handle aggressive patients, leading to better care and safer clinical environments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 56 participants. Results may not apply broadly, and the training's real-world impact remains unproven.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yuksek Ihtisas University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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