Can a video game teach nurses to save lives after childbirth?
NCT ID NCT07229573
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether a serious game can improve nursing students' knowledge and confidence in managing postpartum hemorrhage (severe bleeding after childbirth). Seventy third-year nursing students will be split into two groups: one gets traditional training plus the game, the other gets only traditional training. Researchers will measure their knowledge, skills, and self-confidence 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
- serious game-based training
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this game-based training could become a new way to teach nursing students how to manage postpartum hemorrhage, potentially improving real-world care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 70 students from one university, so results may not apply broadly. The game is an add-on to traditional teaching, so its unique benefit may be small.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Enrollment as a third-year nursing student in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing course. 2. Voluntary agreement to participate and provision of electronic informed consent. 3. Access to an internet-enabled smartphone, tablet, or laptop for using the web-based serious game. Exclusion Criteria: Absence during the scheduled intervention session. Incomplete submission of the data collection forms.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sakarya University
Adapazarı, Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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