Role-Play with a simulated patient: a new way to train nurses in mental health?
NCT ID NCT07757750
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks whether a scenario-based simulation, where nursing students interact with an actor portraying a person with schizophrenia, can boost their knowledge, empathy, and caregiving skills. Around 105 students will complete questionnaires before and after the simulation, which includes a preparation phase, a 15-minute clinical encounter, and a structured debriefing. The goal is to see if this hands-on training better equips future nurses to support individuals with schizophrenia.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Schizophrenia scenario-based simulation (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this training approach could become a standard part of psychiatric nursing education, better preparing students to care for people with schizophrenia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-group study without a control group, so improvements might stem from other factors. Results may not generalize to other settings or students.
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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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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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: * Enrolled in the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at the Nursing Department during the 2025-2026 academic year * Has not previously participated in a similar schizophrenia scenario-based simulation * Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study and provides written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Declines to provide written informed consent * Has previously participated in a schizophrenia scenario-based simulation * Fails to complete the pre-test or post-test questionnaires in full
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, Beykoz, 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
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