Which training method best prepares midwifery students for injections?
NCT ID NCT07793188
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial compares three simulation-based approaches for teaching subcutaneous injections to first-year midwifery students. One group practices on a mannequin, another on a training pad placed on a peer's abdomen, and a third on a pad placed on their own abdomen. Researchers will measure learning, injection skills, self-efficacy, and anxiety after practice. The goal is to see which method best prepares students for real clinical situations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Simulation-based training: practice on a mannequin, on a peer's training pad, or on one's own abdomen
- What this could lead to
- If one approach proves better, it could shape how midwifery students learn injection skills, boosting their confidence and reducing anxiety before they work with real patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 78 students, so results may not apply broadly. Also, the training uses pads and saline, not real injections, so skill transfer to actual patients is uncertain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Students enrolled in the Midwifery Program at Ankara University Faculty of Nursing who took the Fundamentals of Midwifery Practice course for the first time during the 2025-2026 academic year. * Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous experience with self-administered subcutaneous injection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara University Faculty of Nursing
Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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