Buddy system boosts bedside manner: peer mentoring tested for student nurses
NCT ID NCT07105605
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a peer mentoring program could improve therapeutic communication skills in pediatric nursing students. 73 students were randomly assigned to either receive peer mentoring or standard lessons only. Researchers measured communication skills using a scale and evaluated materials the students created.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer mentoring program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could be used to train nursing students better, potentially improving patient care and student confidence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no long-term follow-up. Results may not apply to other schools or settings.
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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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73 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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 3rd year nursing student, * Having completed the self-awareness and communication course, * Accepting the study, * Completing the peer education program. Exclusion Criteria: * Not having attended the program or having dropped out halfway through, * Having a GPA below 2, * Being a repeat student, * Having previously received training related to therapeutic communication.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University
Ankara, Çankaya, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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