Therapeutic AllianceNCT06493331
Talking Circle for Pediatric Nursing Students (TC4PN) Activity
A study testing Talking Circle in people with Therapeutic Alliance and Nursing Caries, run by Sakarya University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Nursing students communicate with patients during clinical practice to assess their needs and environmental factors affecting their health. However, nursing students often find therapeutic communication to be one of the most stressful tasks. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Therapeutic Alliance, Nursing Caries
- What is being tested?
- Talking Circle
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 23 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 26 Apr 2024to 30 Jun 2024
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Third-year nursing students must fill out the data collection tools,
- Take the Effective Communication and Human Behavior course in their first year,
- Pass all semester courses successfully,
- Volunteer to participate in the research.
Who cannot join
- Failure to complete data collection tools
- Withdrawing from the research.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of the Talking Circle for Pediatric Nursing Students (TC4PN) Activity on Therapeutic Communication Skills
Nursing students communicate with patients during clinical practice to assess their needs and environmental factors affecting their health. However, nursing students often find therapeutic communication to be one of the most stressful tasks. Specifically, studies report that nursing students face difficulties in communicating to care for pediatric patients.
In this regard, the aim of this research is; To examine the effects of Talking Circle activities based on JOHN LOWE's self-confidence theory on the therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nursing students.
Read the detailed description
Nursing students communicate with patients during clinical practice to assess their needs and environmental factors affecting their health. However, nursing students often find therapeutic communication to be one of the most stressful tasks. In particular, studies report that nursing students face difficulties in communicating to care for pediatric patients. Communication is situational and contextual and can be influenced by factors such as patient characteristics.
Therapeutic communication is an intentional interaction aimed at improving the emotional and physical well-being of the patient. This communication is associated with the success of professions that focus on supporting people. Nursing is a profession that spends most of its professional life providing patient care. Effective therapeutic communication is essential for optimal nursing practice regardless of employment setting. Therapeutic communication aims to create quality health care based on awareness, empathy and trust between the nurse and the patient. Research shows that effective communication between patients and nurses increases patient satisfaction and quality of care and reduces the length of hospital stay. It is reported that inadequate or negative communication poses health risks for the patient.
Healthcare professionals report that communicating with hospitalized children is challenging. In this context, it is important to teach students how to communicate effectively with children and family members in the Child Health and Diseases Nursing Course, which teaches care and communication to children. Current literature emphasizes that the curriculum should be expanded with practices that will improve the effective communication skills of nursing students.
Although it is stated that therapeutic communication is necessary for effective child-centered care in all healthcare settings, the training provided to nurses on encouraging and strengthening nurse-child communication is unfortunately inadequate. Nursing education aims to train nurses with strong communication skills.Therefore, in nursing education, nursing students need to discover strategies that will enable them to understand therapeutic communication in depth and acquire skills that will enable them to communicate effectively with patients after graduation.
In this regard, the aim of this research is; To examine the effects of Talking Circle activities based on JOHN LOWE's self-confidence theory on the therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nursing students.
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Alliance, Nursing Caries
- Being tested
- Talking Circle
- Keywords
- herapeutic communication skills, nurse student, nurse education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Talking CircleOther
step 1 A round seating area is created with chairs. Questions addressing students' perspectives on therapeutic communication styles, the difficulties and conveniences in their communication, and the problems they experience.
step 2 An object that indicates the talking order will be determined (ball). This object will pass from hand to hand and determine the order of speaking.
A conversation is started and the students are asked about their thoughts and experiences regarding communication with the pediatric patient and their family with questions prepared by the researchers.
step 3 The student who does not want to talk can say 1 pass. In the next round, he is encouraged to speak.
When the sharing is completed, the experiences of the participants will be shared and group comments will be received.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | A workflow diagram will be created according to the gaps in the students' lesson plan, and the groups will create conversation circles and share communication under the leadership of two faculty members (Ö.K.S and E.C). The talking circle application will consist of four sessions. Each talking circle will last 90-120 minutes. At the end of the semester, the 'Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students' will be administered to the students as a final test. Receives: Other: Talking Circle |
| Control | No intervention | No activity will be applied to control group students during the case collection process. At the end of the semester, the 'Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students' will be administered as a final test to the students. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale
Between-group differences in Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students scores
Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students
The scale consists of 16 items and 3 sub-dimensions: "Non-therapeutic Communication Skills", "Therapeutic Communication Skills-1", "Therapeutic Communication Skills-2". The first sub-dimension of the scale consists of 7 items, the second sub-dimension consists of 6 items, and the third sub-dimension consists of 3 items. The scale is a 7-point Likert type ranging from 1 to 7, and there are no reverse coded items in the scale. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 16x7=112, and the lowest score is 16x1=16. The increase in scale scores shows that communication skills have increased.
Measured: Baseline, (1st measurement) -immediately after the intervention (2nd measurement)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Jul 2024
- Study start26 Apr 2024
- Primary completion24 May 2024
- Study completion30 Jun 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Therapeutic AllianceStudies 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
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 23 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sakarya University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Özge Karakaya Suzan, Sakarya University
- Investigators
- Nursan ÇINAR, PhD, Principal investigator, SAKARYA UNİVERSITYEmine Cincioglu, PhD, Principal investigator, Sakarya University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06493331
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Talking Circle
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 12 Jun 2024
- Last updated
- 10 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: AFTER THE ARTICLE IS ACCEPTED IN A JOURNAL, IT MAY BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of the Talking Circle for Pediatric Nursing Students (TC4PN) Activity on Therapeutic Communication Skills
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06493331
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Talking Circle
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Alliance, Nursing Caries
- Keywords
- herapeutic communication skills, nurse student, nurse education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 23 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sakarya UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 26 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 24 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Jul 2024 (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 communicate with patients during clinical practice to assess their needs and environmental factors affecting their health. However, nursing students often find therapeutic communication to be one of the most stressful tasks. Specifically, studies report that nursing students face difficulties in communicating to care for pediatric patients.
In this regard, the aim of this research is; To examine the effects of Talking Circle activities based on JOHN LOWE's self-confidence theory on the therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nursing students.
Detailed description
Nursing students communicate with patients during clinical practice to assess their needs and environmental factors affecting their health. However, nursing students often find therapeutic communication to be one of the most stressful tasks. In particular, studies report that nursing students face difficulties in communicating to care for pediatric patients. Communication is situational and contextual and can be influenced by factors such as patient characteristics.
Therapeutic communication is an intentional interaction aimed at improving the emotional and physical well-being of the patient. This communication is associated with the success of professions that focus on supporting people. Nursing is a profession that spends most of its professional life providing patient care. Effective therapeutic communication is essential for optimal nursing practice regardless of employment setting. Therapeutic communication aims to create quality health care based on awareness, empathy and trust between the nurse and the patient. Research shows that effective communication between patients and nurses increases patient satisfaction and quality of care and reduces the length of hospital stay. It is reported that inadequate or negative communication poses health risks for the patient.
Healthcare professionals report that communicating with hospitalized children is challenging. In this context, it is important to teach students how to communicate effectively with children and family members in the Child Health and Diseases Nursing Course, which teaches care and communication to children. Current literature emphasizes that the curriculum should be expanded with practices that will improve the effective communication skills of nursing students.
Although it is stated that therapeutic communication is necessary for effective child-centered care in all healthcare settings, the training provided to nurses on encouraging and strengthening nurse-child communication is unfortunately inadequate. Nursing education aims to train nurses with strong communication skills.Therefore, in nursing education, nursing students need to discover strategies that will enable them to understand therapeutic communication in depth and acquire skills that will enable them to communicate effectively with patients after graduation.
In this regard, the aim of this research is; To examine the effects of Talking Circle activities based on JOHN LOWE's self-confidence theory on the therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nursing students.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Talking CircleA workflow diagram will be created according to the gaps in the students' lesson plan, and the groups will create conversation circles and share communication under the leadership of two faculty members (Ö.K.S and E.C). The talking circle application will consist of four sessions. Each talking circle will last 90-120 minutes. At the end of the semester, the 'Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students' will be administered to the students as a final test. |
| Control | No intervention | –No activity will be applied to control group students during the case collection process. At the end of the semester, the 'Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students' will be administered as a final test to the students. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Third-year nursing students must fill out the data collection tools,
- Take the Effective Communication and Human Behavior course in their first year,
- Pass all semester courses successfully,
- Volunteer to participate in the research.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Failure to complete data collection tools
- Withdrawing from the research.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Talking Circlestep 1 A round seating area is created with chairs. Questions addressing students' perspectives on therapeutic communication styles, the difficulties and conveniences in their communication, and the problems they experience. step 2 An object that indicates the talking order will be determined (ball). This object will pass from hand to hand and determine the order of speaking. A conversation is started and the students are asked about their thoughts and experiences regarding communication with the pediatric patient and their family with questions prepared by the researchers. step 3 The student who does not want to talk can say 1 pass. In the next round, he is encouraged to speak. When the sharing is completed, the experiences of the participants will be shared and group comments will be received. | Other | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale
Time frame: Baseline, (1st measurement) -immediately after the intervention (2nd measurement)
Between-group differences in Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students scores Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students The scale consists of 16 items and 3 sub-dimensions: "Non-therapeutic Communication Skills", "Therapeutic Communication Skills-1", "Therapeutic Communication Skills-2". The first sub-dimension of the scale consists of 7 items, the second sub-dimension consists of 6 items, and the third sub-dimension consists of 3 items. The scale is a 7-point Likert type ranging from 1 to 7, and there are no reverse coded items in the scale. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 16x7=112, and the lowest score is 16x1=16. The increase in scale scores shows that communication skills have increased.
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 10 Jul 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. AFTER THE ARTICLE IS ACCEPTED IN A JOURNAL, IT MAY BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
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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.
Nursan ÇINAR, PhD principal investigator
SAKARYA UNİVERSITY
Emine Cincioglu, PhD principal investigator
Sakarya 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 Talking Circle in people with Therapeutic Alliance and Nursing Caries, run by Sakarya University 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 4 inclusion and 2 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 10 Jul 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?
Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale (time frame: Baseline, (1st measurement) -immediately after the intervention (2nd measurement)). 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 10 Jul 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.