Game on: digital board games aim to boost nurse empowerment
NCT ID NCT07239882
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a 6-week online program that uses digital board games to help nurses feel more empowered, satisfied, and innovative at work. Fifty nurses from a university hospital will be split into two groups: one plays the games and joins group discussions, the other gets a booklet later. Researchers will measure changes in empowerment, job satisfaction, and innovative behavior using surveys.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital board game-based psychological empowerment program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a fun, low-cost way to improve nurses' well-being and job performance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program is behavioral, not a medical treatment, so effects may be modest.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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18 to 45 years
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 18 and 45 (although there are differing opinions in the literature on the age limit, the 45-year-old age limit encompasses a period when the effects of aging are more pronounced), * Voluntarily participating in the study and having given written consent, * Working a mix of day and night shifts (arrangements such as working only during the day, only at night, or with maternity leave will be excluded), * Not receiving any other psychological training or therapy during the study dates, * Not holding any additional job, * Not participating in any additional program, * Having at least one year of work experience, * Not having a physical or mental illness that would prevent participation in the program, * Having a bachelor's degree, * Working as a nurse in the relevant institution during the study dates, * Possessing and being able to use a computer, mobile phone, etc., to play digital games and participate in online group workshops and online training presentations. Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting inclusion criteria • Exclusion criteria from the study: * Failure to attend 2 or more sessions (attending less than 70% of the sessions), * Withdrawal from the study voluntarily, * Developing health problems that prevent participation after starting the program, * Failure to complete all six sessions for various reasons (illness, moving, etc.).
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