Nurse's RolenursingNCT05367934
The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment on Stress and Coping Stress
A study testing Therapeutic Touch in people with Nurse's Role, run by Zehra Bayram at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 24 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nurse's Role
- What is being tested?
- Therapeutic Touch
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 24 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 14 Apr 2022to 5 May 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 24 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Over the age of 18, Maximum age 24 Volunteer to work, Nursing students who had not received touch therapy before were included in the study.
Who cannot join
- • Previous or current tactile therapy,
- A therapeutic touch therapist,
- Nursing students who did not volunteer for the study were not included in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment Applied to Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.
Read the detailed description
This study was conducted to determine the effects of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on stress levels and coping behaviors. The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks, and the patients in the control group did not receive any treatment other than their routine care.
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role
- Being tested
- Therapeutic Touch
- Keywords
- nursing, therapeutic touch, stress, coping stress, education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Therapeutic TouchBehavioural
Therapeutic Touch for stress
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors | Experimental | The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks. Receives: Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch |
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors | Other | No treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care. Receives: Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress
Perceived Stress Inventory for Nursing Students (APPS) (Annex II) Sheu et al. (2002) originally in Chinese, the scale consisted of 29 items. Chan et al. (2009), Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89, and the sub-dimensions were 0.87-0.89. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used, including '4- Very stressful for me, 3, 2, 1, 0- Not stressful for me'.
Measured: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress Coping Behaviors
Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students (SPSAS) (Annex III), Sheu et al. (2002) the scale consists of 19 items. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.76. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used: '4- I agree, 3, 2, 1, 0- I strongly disagree'.
Measured: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 May 2022
- Study start14 Apr 2022
- Primary completion4 May 2022
- Study completion5 May 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Nurse's RoleStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study is a randomized controlled experimental study.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Zehra Bayram
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Zehra Bayram, Cukurova University
- Investigators
- Hilal Kuşçu Karatepe, phD, Principal investigator, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05367934
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0000-0001-9237-2714
- Acronym
- nursing
- Status last verified
- Feb 2024
- First submitted
- 27 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 7 Feb 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Feb 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment Applied to Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05367934
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- nursing / 0000-0001-9237-2714
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role
- Keywords
- nursing, therapeutic touch, stress, coping stress, education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 24 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Zehra BayramUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 May 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 5 May 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.
Detailed description
This study was conducted to determine the effects of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on stress levels and coping behaviors. The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks, and the patients in the control group did not receive any treatment other than their routine care.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study is a randomized controlled experimental study.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors | Experimental | Behavioral: Therapeutic TouchThe nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks. |
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors | Other | Behavioral: Therapeutic TouchNo treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Over the age of 18, Maximum age 24 Volunteer to work, Nursing students who had not received touch therapy before were included in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- • Previous or current tactile therapy,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic TouchTherapeutic Touch for stress | Behavioural | The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors, The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors |
Primary outcome
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress
Time frame: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
Perceived Stress Inventory for Nursing Students (APPS) (Annex II) Sheu et al. (2002) originally in Chinese, the scale consisted of 29 items. Chan et al. (2009), Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89, and the sub-dimensions were 0.87-0.89. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used, including '4- Very stressful for me, 3, 2, 1, 0- Not stressful for me'.
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress Coping Behaviors
Time frame: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students (SPSAS) (Annex III), Sheu et al. (2002) the scale consists of 19 items. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.76. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used: '4- I agree, 3, 2, 1, 0- I strongly disagree'.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Feb 2024.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Hilal Kuşçu Karatepe, phD principal investigator
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Therapeutic Touch in people with Nurse's Role, run by Zehra Bayram at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress (time frame: Scales are filled after 3 days of application). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Feb 2024.