Jigsaw puzzle teaching boosts nursing skills?
NCT ID NCT07003594
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a teaching method called Jigsaw IV helps nursing students learn heart and chest exams better than traditional teaching. 70 second-year nursing students were split into two groups: one learned with the Jigsaw IV technique, the other with standard methods. Researchers measured their knowledge and skills before and after the training to see which group improved more.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Jigsaw IV learning technique
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the Jigsaw IV method is a better way to teach nursing students physical assessment skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 70 students, so results may not apply broadly. It measures short-term knowledge and skills, not long-term clinical impact.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jul 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being a 2nd year nursing student. Exclusion Criteria: * not volunteering to participate in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baskent University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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