Role-Play and forgiveness: a new way to train nurses?
NCT ID NCT07670481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether creative drama-based forgiveness education could help nursing students deal with difficult patient encounters. Eighty fourth-year nursing students were split into two groups: one received drama-based training, the other case-based learning. Both groups attended four sessions totaling 200 minutes. Researchers measured changes in forgiveness of others and self-forgiveness before and after 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
- Creative drama-based forgiveness education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide nursing schools with a new way to help students manage emotional challenges in patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study with only 80 participants. Results may not apply to all nursing students or real-world settings.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Apr 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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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: * Fourth-year nursing student enrolled in the nursing department of the study university * Aged 18 years or older * Able to speak and understand Turkish * Not repeating the academic year * Willing to participate and provided written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Refused to participate or withdrew consent * Did not meet the inclusion criteria * Did not complete the educational intervention or post-intervention assessments
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, Sivas, 58600, Turkey (Türkiye)
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