Nursing EducationNCT06619119
The Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Students' Knowledge, Anxiety and Satisfaction Level
A study testing Excape room simulation in people with Nursing Education, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nursing Education
- What is being tested?
- Excape room simulation
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 6 Mar 2024to 25 Sep 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
- Volunteering to participate in the research
- Being a nursing student
- Having taken the Emergency Nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year at the Faculty where the research will be conducted
Who cannot join
- Filling out data collection forms incompletely
- Wanting to leave the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Students' Knowledge, Anxiety and Satisfaction Level: Randomized Controlled Study
This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research.
In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups.
Read more
In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training.
No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used in a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment.
Read the detailed description
This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research. In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups. In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training. No intervention other than the traditional training method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. Data from the participants were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Personal Information Form, Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale and State Anxiety Inventory. Participants were informed about the study before the application and filled out a Personal Information Form. Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale, and State Anxiety Inventory were administered to both groups immediately before and immediately after the escape room simulation application. One week and one month after the application, the Knowledge Test was applied again to both groups. Data collection took approximately 30 minutes. Analysis of data will be performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY). Descriptive statistical methods such as percentage, mean, standard deviation and median will be used to evaluate the data, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distribution test will be used to examine normal distribution. Depending on the characteristics of the variables, chi-square test will be used for categorical data, t-test/Mann Whitney-U test, One-Way ANOVA/Kruskall Wallis tests will be used for measurement data, and Tukey's HSD test/Mann Whitney U test will be used to determine the differences between groups in these tests. Statistical significance will be evaluated at p<0.05 level.
- Conditions
- Nursing Education
- Being tested
- Excape room simulation
- Keywords
- Emergency Nursing, Escape Room, Simulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Excape room simulationOther
Application of Research:
Preparation and Implementation of the Escape Room The escape room game scenario prepared by the relevant faculty members consists of the subjects of Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and Traumas, which are included in the Emergency Nursing course curriculum. Students who will participate in the escape room game were given 30 minutes to solve the puzzles in the room, follow the clues, find the exit key and escape. To solve puzzles, unlock padlocks, and find specific objects in the escape room, students had to answer questions on Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Traumas and manage to exit the room in time.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Escape room simulation group | Experimental | Intervention Group: In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to this group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training. Receives: Other: Excape room simulation |
| Control group | No intervention | Control Group: No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to this group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used with a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge level
The knowledge test, created by the researchers in line with the literature, consists of 20 questions that question the learning objectives of the Emergency Nursing course and the teaching outcomes of the escape room scenario. Each of the 20 questions asked to the students in the knowledge test was evaluated as 5 points.
Measured: 5 minutes before and after intervention, 1 week and 1 month after the intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Satisfaction level
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to visualize students' satisfaction with emergency nursing education. Students evaluated themselves on a scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 10 (very satisfied) and marked their satisfaction on the visual scale.
Measured: 5 minutes after intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Oct 2024
- Study start6 Mar 2024
- Primary completion25 May 2024
- Study completion25 Sep 2024
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 Nursing EducationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Saglik Bilimleri UniversitesiThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hacer Ozel, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06619119
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 01.02.2024/124
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 25 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 1 Oct 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Ozel H, Akpinar EG. The Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Knowledge, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Levels of Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Games Health J. 2026 Apr 8;15(2):98-105. doi: 10.1177/2161783X251378638. Epub 2025 Sep 23.
PubMed 40986456
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Oct 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Students' Knowledge, Anxiety and Satisfaction Level: Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06619119
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 01.02.2024/124
- Conditions
- Nursing Education
- Keywords
- Emergency Nursing, Escape Room, Simulation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri UniversitesiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Sep 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Oct 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 research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research.
In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups.
In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training.
No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used in a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment.
Detailed description
This research is a randomized controlled study type. The population of the research consisted of a total of 40 students studying at the Hamidiye Nursing Faculty of the University of Health Sciences and taking the emergency nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample consisted of nursing students who took this course in the same date range and agreed to participate in the research. In this study, participants were divided into two equal groups: intervention (n=20) and control group (n=20) using a computer-based randomization method (https://www.random.org/). Due to the nature of the research, the participants and the principal investigator were not blinded, while the evaluator was blinded to the groups. In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to the intervention group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training. No intervention other than the traditional training method was applied to the control group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. Data from the participants were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Personal Information Form, Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale and State Anxiety Inventory. Participants were informed about the study before the application and filled out a Personal Information Form. Emergency Nursing Knowledge Test, VAS Satisfaction Scale, and State Anxiety Inventory were administered to both groups immediately before and immediately after the escape room simulation application. One week and one month after the application, the Knowledge Test was applied again to both groups. Data collection took approximately 30 minutes. Analysis of data will be performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 25.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY). Descriptive statistical methods such as percentage, mean, standard deviation and median will be used to evaluate the data, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distribution test will be used to examine normal distribution. Depending on the characteristics of the variables, chi-square test will be used for categorical data, t-test/Mann Whitney-U test, One-Way ANOVA/Kruskall Wallis tests will be used for measurement data, and Tukey's HSD test/Mann Whitney U test will be used to determine the differences between groups in these tests. Statistical significance will be evaluated at p<0.05 level.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Escape room simulation group | Experimental | Other: Excape room simulationIntervention Group: In addition to the traditional training method within the scope of emergency nursing training, an escape room application was applied to this group after 14 weeks of emergency nursing training. |
| Control group | No intervention | –Control Group: No intervention other than the traditional education method was applied to this group within the scope of the 14-week emergency nursing education. In the traditional education, narration, question and answer, and discussion techniques were used with a powerpoint presentation containing visuals and text in the classroom environment. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Volunteering to participate in the research
- Being a nursing student
- Having taken the Emergency Nursing course in the 2023-2024 academic year at the Faculty where the research will be conducted
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Filling out data collection forms incompletely
- Wanting to leave the study.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Excape room simulationApplication of Research: Preparation and Implementation of the Escape Room The escape room game scenario prepared by the relevant faculty members consists of the subjects of Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support and Traumas, which are included in the Emergency Nursing course curriculum. Students who will participate in the escape room game were given 30 minutes to solve the puzzles in the room, follow the clues, find the exit key and escape. To solve puzzles, unlock padlocks, and find specific objects in the escape room, students had to answer questions on Triage, Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Traumas and manage to exit the room in time. | Other | Escape room simulation group |
Primary outcome
Knowledge level
Time frame: 5 minutes before and after intervention, 1 week and 1 month after the intervention
The knowledge test, created by the researchers in line with the literature, consists of 20 questions that question the learning objectives of the Emergency Nursing course and the teaching outcomes of the escape room scenario. Each of the 20 questions asked to the students in the knowledge test was evaluated as 5 points.
1 secondary outcome
Satisfaction level
Time frame: 5 minutes after intervention
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 1 Oct 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40986456Ozel H, Akpinar EG. The Effect of Emergency Escape Room Simulation on Knowledge, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Levels of Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Games Health J. 2026 Apr 8;15(2):98-105. doi: 10.1177/2161783X251378638. Epub 2025 Sep 23.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Excape room simulation in people with Nursing Education, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi 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 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 1 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 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?
Knowledge level (time frame: 5 minutes before and after intervention, 1 week and 1 month after the intervention). 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 NCT06619119, 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 1 Oct 2024.