Can acting out patient scenes make better nurses?
NCT ID NCT07750652
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks whether a creative drama program can improve nursing students' reflective thinking and clinical decision-making skills. Fourth-year nursing students are randomly assigned to either the drama-based training or standard case discussions. Researchers measure changes in thinking and decision-making scores before and after the sessions, and interview some students to understand their experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Creative drama-based education program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, creative drama could become a new teaching method to sharpen nursing students' thinking and decision-making skills before they enter clinical practice.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study, so results may not apply broadly. The outcome depends on how well the drama sessions translate into real-world clinical judgment.
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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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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the nursing program. * Aged 18 years or older. * Able to communicate in Turkish. * Available to attend all scheduled educational sessions. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous participation in formal creative drama training related to nursing education. * Failure to attend one or more educational sessions. * Withdrawal from the study at any stage. * Incomplete completion of the study questionnaires (pre-test or post-test).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Ağrı, Merkez, 04100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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