AgingNCT06615219
Intergroup Contact Intervention for Nursing Undergraduates to Improve Aging Stereotype
A study testing Intergroup contact training and Regular course training only in people with Aging and Ageism, run by Huzhou University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This study aimed to investigate the effects of intergroup contact training on the levels of aging stereotypes, intergroup anxiety, and willingness to engage in geriatric nursing work among undergraduate nursing students. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- What is being tested?
- Intergroup contact training and Regular course training only
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 126 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 May 2022to 31 Jul 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the nursing program
- not yet enrolled in a geriatric nursing course
- agreed to participate in this study and signed an informed consent form
Who cannot join
- students in the nursing program pursuing a bachelor degree through a vocational-to-degree pathway
- Students who have taken a break from their studies
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site
School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 313000
About this study
Official title: Effects of Intergroup Contact Training on Aging Stereotypes in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aimed to investigate the effects of intergroup contact training on the levels of aging stereotypes, intergroup anxiety, and willingness to engage in geriatric nursing work among undergraduate nursing students.
Read the detailed description
This research was designed as a pre-test-post-test randomized controlled experimental study. Nursing students from a university in Hangzhou, China served as the research subjects, who were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The control group received training in the regular course and was given compensatory intervention after the experiment, while the experimental group received intergroup contact training (the regular course combined with intergroup contact content). Such training was carried out in the forms of both individual and group interventions for a duration of 12 weeks. The levels of aging stereotypes, intergroup anxiety, and the willingness to engage in geriatric nursing among the nursing students were investigated before and after the training. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Shapiro-Wilk, T-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data.
- Being tested
- Intergroup contact training, Regular course training only
- Medical subject headings
- Ageism
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Intergroup contact trainingOther
The intervention program uses direct contact and four types of indirect contact as the intervention strategy and general framework, and is divided into three main steps, assessing and reflecting on aging stereotypes, carrying out indirect and direct contact, and evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention. The time period is 12 weeks, with the interventionists comprising the researcher and nursing students. The forms of the intervention include holding mini-lectures, organizing participation in voluntary activities, and nostalgia interviews.
Regular course training onlyOther
The specific process is to sign in the classroom, review the knowledge of the previous class by asking questions, introduce the content of the new class, the teacher explains the knowledge points according to the teaching objectives and teaching content, and finally assigns the post-class homework of the course content. At the end of the experiment, the control group was given compensatory intervention.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intergroup contact training + Regular course training | Experimental | In addition to the regular curriculum, the experimental group of nursing students were required to receive the intervention program developed by this study. Receives: Other: Intergroup contact training |
| Regular course training only | Active comparator | Nursing undergraduates in the control group received regular course teaching and practical activities, including geriatric nursing, daily courses and community activities. Receives: Other: Regular course training only |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The implicit effect value (D)
The implicit effect value were measured by the Single-Category Implicit Association Test (SC- IAT), a time-limited word categorization task, using the E-Prime procedure. The SC-IAT program consists of four blocks: Blocks I and III are practice blocks, while Blocks II and IV are formal tests. The data analyzed were derived from Blocks II and IV. Blocks I and II feature incompatible tasks with positive words for the elderly on the left and negative words on the right. Blocks III and IV are compatible tasks, with positive words on the right and elderly concept words and negative words on the left. The implicit effect value (D) was calculated by subtracting the mean reaction time of the compatible task from that of the incompatible task, then dividing by the standard deviation of correct reaction times. A D value of 0 indicates a neutral implicit aging stereotype, while a value less than 0 suggests a negtive stereotype.
Measured: Baseline and Month 3
Secondary outcomes (2)
Geriatric Nursing Willingness Scale
The Geriatric Nursing Willingness Scale was used to measure the intention to engage in geriatric nursing. The scale consists of 21 entries divided into four main sections: behavioral attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions. It was scored on a 5-point Likert scale, with positive entries scoring 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 in that order, and the reverse for negative entries. The Cronbach' α coefficient in this study was 0.787.
Measured: Baseline and Month 3
Intergroup Anxiety Scale (IAS)
The Intergroup Anxiety Scale was used to measure intergroup anxiety. The scale was developed by Stephan and consists of 10 entries on a 7-point Likert scale. Entries 5 to 7 are reverse scored, with lower scores indicating higher levels of intergroup anxiety. The scale is widely applied internationally, with a Cronbach' α coefficient of 0.808 in this study.
Measured: Baseline and Month 3
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Sep 2024
- Study start1 May 2022
- Primary completion31 Jul 2022
- Study completion31 Jul 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AgingStudies 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
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Huzhou University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Li Fang, Huzhou University
- Investigators
- Meijuan Cao, Study chair, Huzhou University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06615219
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022025.
- Status last verified
- Oct 2024
- First submitted
- 27 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 15 Oct 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Cao M, Li F, Yao Q, Zhou N, Xiang T, Wu H. Effects of inter-group contact training on aging-related stereotypes among undergraduate nursing students: a randomized controlled trial. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2026 Jul-Sep;47(3):362-377. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2025.2551960. Epub 2025 Aug 25.
PubMed 40853547
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Oct 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Intergroup Contact Training on Aging Stereotypes in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06615219
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2022025.
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Huzhou UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 May 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Sep 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.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of intergroup contact training on the levels of aging stereotypes, intergroup anxiety, and willingness to engage in geriatric nursing work among undergraduate nursing students.
Detailed description
This research was designed as a pre-test-post-test randomized controlled experimental study. Nursing students from a university in Hangzhou, China served as the research subjects, who were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The control group received training in the regular course and was given compensatory intervention after the experiment, while the experimental group received intergroup contact training (the regular course combined with intergroup contact content). Such training was carried out in the forms of both individual and group interventions for a duration of 12 weeks. The levels of aging stereotypes, intergroup anxiety, and the willingness to engage in geriatric nursing among the nursing students were investigated before and after the training. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Shapiro-Wilk, T-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intergroup contact training + Regular course training | Experimental | Other: Intergroup contact trainingIn addition to the regular curriculum, the experimental group of nursing students were required to receive the intervention program developed by this study. |
| Regular course training only | Active comparator | Other: Regular course training onlyNursing undergraduates in the control group received regular course teaching and practical activities, including geriatric nursing, daily courses and community activities. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the nursing program
- not yet enrolled in a geriatric nursing course
- agreed to participate in this study and signed an informed consent form
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- students in the nursing program pursuing a bachelor degree through a vocational-to-degree pathway
- Students who have taken a break from their studies
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intergroup contact trainingThe intervention program uses direct contact and four types of indirect contact as the intervention strategy and general framework, and is divided into three main steps, assessing and reflecting on aging stereotypes, carrying out indirect and direct contact, and evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention. The time period is 12 weeks, with the interventionists comprising the researcher and nursing students. The forms of the intervention include holding mini-lectures, organizing participation in voluntary activities, and nostalgia interviews. | Other | Intergroup contact training + Regular course training |
| Regular course training onlyThe specific process is to sign in the classroom, review the knowledge of the previous class by asking questions, introduce the content of the new class, the teacher explains the knowledge points according to the teaching objectives and teaching content, and finally assigns the post-class homework of the course content. At the end of the experiment, the control group was given compensatory intervention. | Other | Regular course training only |
Primary outcome
The implicit effect value (D)
Time frame: Baseline and Month 3
The implicit effect value were measured by the Single-Category Implicit Association Test (SC- IAT), a time-limited word categorization task, using the E-Prime procedure. The SC-IAT program consists of four blocks: Blocks I and III are practice blocks, while Blocks II and IV are formal tests. The data analyzed were derived from Blocks II and IV. Blocks I and II feature incompatible tasks with positive words for the elderly on the left and negative words on the right. Blocks III and IV are compatible tasks, with positive words on the right and elderly concept words and negative words on the left. The implicit effect value (D) was calculated by subtracting the mean reaction time of the compatible task from that of the incompatible task, then dividing by the standard deviation of correct reaction times. A D value of 0 indicates a neutral implicit aging stereotype, while a value less than 0 suggests a negtive stereotype.
2 secondary outcomes
Geriatric Nursing Willingness Scale
Time frame: Baseline and Month 3
Intergroup Anxiety Scale (IAS)
Time frame: Baseline and Month 3
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 15 Oct 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40853547Cao M, Li F, Yao Q, Zhou N, Xiang T, Wu H. Effects of inter-group contact training on aging-related stereotypes among undergraduate nursing students: a randomized controlled trial. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2026 Jul-Sep;47(3):362-377. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2025.2551960. Epub 2025 Aug 25.
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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.
Meijuan Cao study chair
Huzhou 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 Intergroup contact training and Regular course training only in people with Aging and Ageism, run by Huzhou University at 1 site in China.
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 3 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 15 Oct 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 China. 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 implicit effect value (D) (time frame: Baseline and Month 3). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06615219, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 15 Oct 2024.