Simulation training boosts nursing Students' ECG skills?
NCT ID NCT07533838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether hands-on simulation training helps nursing students learn to read ECGs better than digital games. 31 nursing students were split into two groups: one received simulation training, the other used web-based games. Their ECG knowledge was tested before, after, and four weeks later to see which method worked best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Simulation-based ECG training
- What this could lead to
- If simulation training proves more effective, it could improve how nursing students learn ECG reading, potentially leading to better patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 31 participants. Results may not apply to all nursing programs or clinical 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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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Oct 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 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: * To be a student of nursing department, * To be over 18 years of age, * Not having received training in ECG interpretation/reading before, * No hearing, vision or speech impairment, * Regular participation in research, * Volunteering to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * To be a student of a department other than nursing, * Having received ECG training before
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bartın University
Bartın, 74100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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