The Effect of the Crossword Used in Nursing Education on Learning Success

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Crossword Used as an Active Learning Tool in Nursing Education on Learning Achievement: A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05424770
• Other study ID #: 5312256942
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Cukurova University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of crossword, which are an active learning tool, on the success of learning information about pain control in nursing education. Research data is planned to be collected in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Health Sciences. The universe of the research will be the students who take the 3-credit pain control course in the aforementioned faculty in the fall semester. The sample of the research will consist of 72 students who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research verbally and in writing. The data of the research will be collected by using the Personal information form prepared in line with the literature, and Success Tests (3 tests) prepared separately for each stage. SPSS program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be registered in the pain course,
• Taking the pain course for the first time,
• Absence of any psychiatric disorder that will reduce the ability to comprehend and understand,
• Agreeing to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: -Willingness to leave the research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nursing
• Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Education with crossword
Afterwards, crossword activities prepared by the researcher will be implemented and students will be actively involved in the process. The researcher will also include a collaborative learning environment where students can exchange information with each other. After the completion of each puzzle, the researcher will make the necessary checks and corrections.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Institute of Health Sciences	Hatay

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cukurova University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The effect of crossword on learning achievement in nursing education	Evaluation will be made with a multiple-choice (5-choice) achievement test, which will be prepared by the researchers within the scope of the application. This test will consist of 20 items. After the test is prepared, item analysis will be made and it will be presented to the expert opinion. In the test, each correct answer will be scored as 1 and each incorrect answer as 0. The higher the score, the higher the success will be interpreted.	Three months