Can simulation training stop hospital falls? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07391111
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether using standardized patients or web-based simulations helps nursing students learn more about preventing patient falls. Researchers will measure changes in students' knowledge and attitudes about fall prevention. The study involves 81 senior nursing students at one university in Turkey. It aims to improve patient safety by better preparing future nurses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- simulation training (standardized patient and web-based simulation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simulation training improves nursing students' ability to prevent patient falls, potentially reducing hospital falls.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 81 students from one university. Results may not apply to all nurses or hospitals, and it measures knowledge, not actual fall rates.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 81 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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:Students were included in the study if they were: * A senior nursing student at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Nursing * Volunteering to participate in the study * Not absent at any time during the study period * Working/not working as a nurse Exclusion Criteria: * Graduated from a health vocational high school * Admitted through the Foreign Student Exam (YÖS) * Graduated from a health-related associate's degree program and then enrolled in the nursing department through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) * Students who did not wish to participate in the study were excluded from the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adnan Menderes University
Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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