Motivation model may sharpen nursing Students' heart exam skills
NCT ID NCT07733479
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a teaching approach called ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) can improve nursing students' ability to perform cardiovascular physical exams. One hundred second-year nursing students will receive either standard training or standard training plus a two-hour ARCS-based session. Researchers will measure changes in exam skills, motivation, and academic self-efficacy to see if the ARCS method makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ARCS Motivation Model-based education
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this teaching method could improve how nursing students learn physical exam skills, potentially leading to better patient assessments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 100 students, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is brief (2 hours), and long-term skill retention is not measured.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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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
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Being a second-year nursing student (18-25 years old), * Taking the physical examination course for the first time * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Being a student transferring from another program, * Having difficulty understanding and speaking Turkish * Having graduated from a Health Vocational High School * Currently participating in any training related to physical examination in nursing; Not having taken courses related to physical examination of the cardiovascular system Withdrawing from the study or revoking consent during the research,
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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TOGÜ SBF
Tokat Province, 60000, Turkey (Türkiye)