Nurse training boosts injection skills, study finds
NCT ID NCT05510492
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether extra training helps nurses give intramuscular injections more correctly. 95 nurses were split into two groups: one got hands-on training with a dummy, the other did not. Researchers checked if trained nurses were better at finding the right spot (ventrogluteal site), using an air lock, and applying the Z-track technique. The goal is to improve injection safety and patient comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could improve injection safety and comfort for patients by helping nurses use better techniques.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study measuring skill changes, not patient outcomes. Results may not apply to all hospitals or nurses.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2022
- 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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19 to 55 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: • Nurses working in inpatient services other than emergency, outpatient clinic, operating room and pediatrics of a Health Practice and Research Hospital Exclusion Criteria: • Nurses who do not agree to participate in the research and/or want to leave the research while it is continuing
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Sağlik, Uygulama Ve Araştirma Hastanesi
Eskişehir, Eski̇şehi̇r, 26030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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