Can an escape room game boost CPR skills in nursing students?
NCT ID NCT07355036
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether an escape room game could help nursing students learn CPR better than standard training. 64 fourth-year nursing students were randomly assigned to either an escape room activity or a placebo control group. Researchers measured their CPR knowledge and skills before, right after, and one month later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- escape room game
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a more engaging way to teach emergency skills to healthcare students.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 64 participants. Results may not apply to other settings or students.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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: Criteria for inclusion in the sample; * Being older than 18 years of age * Being a 4th grade student in the Department of Nursing Turkish
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus
Mersin, +90, Turkey (Türkiye)
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