Nutrition lessons boost healthy habits in nursing students
NCT ID NCT07382102
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a structured nutrition education program could improve nursing students' nutrition knowledge, eating habits, physical activity, and sleep quality. Forty-two students took part in multiple educational sessions. Researchers measured changes right after the program and again three months later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nutrition Education Program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward simple educational strategies to help nursing students build healthier eating, activity, and sleep habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 42 participants and no blinding, so results may not apply broadly. It measures knowledge and self-reported behaviors, not long-term health outcomes.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 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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18 to 30 years
- 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: * Undergraduate nursing students enrolled at the Faculty of Health Sciences. * Aged between 18 and 30 years. * Have not previously received formal nutrition education. * Able to read and understand the study questionnaires. * Willing to participate and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Having previously received structured or formal nutrition education. * Presence of a medical condition that affects dietary intake or sleep patterns. * Use of medications that significantly influence appetite, metabolism, or sleep. * Unwillingness or inability to complete the study questionnaires.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing
Ağrı, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)