Could simulated team drills produce better nurses?

NCT ID NCT07698327

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study investigates whether team-based simulation training helps first-year nursing students improve their communication, self-awareness, and teamwork skills compared to training alone. Over 100 students will participate in both team and individual simulations in a crossover design. Researchers will measure changes in attitudes toward teamwork, self-awareness, and communication clarity. The goal is to see if practicing together in realistic scenarios better prepares students for real clinical teams.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Team-based simulation training
What this could lead to: If effective, this approach could be adopted in nursing curricula to better prepare students for collaborative clinical care.
What could go wrong: This is a small, single-center study in first-year students, so results may not apply to other settings or more advanced learners.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

112 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

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

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be currently enrolled as a first-year student in the Faculty of Nursing * Must have voluntarily agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form. * Must be physically and cognitively capable of participating in the simulation-based learning activities. * Must have completed the introductory nursing orientation program. Exclusion Criteria: * Students who have previously received formal simulation-based training in a clinical environment. * Students who are unable to commit to the full duration of the crossover study protocol, including the one-month follow-up assessment. * Students who have an active participation in another concurrent educational research study that may influence self-awareness or teamwork scores. * Students who are unable to attend the scheduled simulation sessions due to pre-existing academic or personal obligations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Communication

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Clinical competence Education, nursing, baccalaureate Interprofessional relations Professional competence Self-awareness Team patient care

Could simulated team drills produce better nurses?

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