Escape room teaches future nurses to keep patients safe
NCT ID NCT07179367
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an escape room simulation could help nursing students feel more confident about patient safety. 95 senior nursing students took part, solving safety-related puzzles in themed rooms. After the activity, their self-efficacy scores rose from 61 to 71 out of 75, and they reported high satisfaction with the training.
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 simulation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this teaching method could be adopted in nursing schools to better prepare students for real-world patient safety challenges.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The improvement in self-efficacy may not translate to actual clinical performance.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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: * Being 18 years of age or older * Being a fourth-year nursing student at the Faculty of Nursing * Completion of all data collection forms in full * Volunteering to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Staying in the escape room for more than 6 minutes in each room * Not providing informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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