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Smartphone app may boost nursing skills training
NCT ID NCT07739472
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a mobile app with instructional videos to standard nursing education helps first-year students learn medication administration skills better than standard training alone. Half the students get app access for two weeks, while the other half follows the usual curriculum. At the end, both groups take a knowledge test and perform clinical skills in a simulated exam to compare learning outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobile application-supported educational intervention with instructional videos and content on medication administration and clinical skills
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could enhance nursing education by providing accessible, on-demand skills training, potentially improving student competence and confidence.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small (80 students) and measures short-term learning outcomes, which may not translate to long-term clinical performance. App engagement and individual learning styles could also influence results.
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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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Mar 2026
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * First-year undergraduate nursing student enrolled in the Fundamentals of Nursing course - Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent * Possession of a smartphone compatible with the mobile application Exclusion Criteria: * Previous formal training in oral, local, or parenteral medication administration skills * Previous clinical or laboratory experience in oral, local, or parenteral medication administration skills * Failure to meet any of the inclusion criteria
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maltepe University, Faculity of Nursing
Istanbul, 38457, Turkey (Türkiye)
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