Education(RCT)NCT06969482
The Effect of Patient Advocacy Training on Advocacy Skills, Ethical Sensitivity, and Patient Safety Culture in Nurses
A study testing measuring knowledge level and educational intervention in people with Education, run by Selcuk University.
Trial summary
In this study, the aim is to evaluate the effects of patient advocacy training provided to nurses on their advocacy skills, ethical sensitivity, and patient safety culture level. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Education
- What is being tested?
- measuring knowledge level and educational intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 21 Jun 2025to 19 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Inclusion Criteria: Employees who have no obstacles to participating in the training program Exclusion Criteria: Having worked in the hospital for at least six months
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Neslihan Ş Doctoral student, Doctoral student contact
Emel F Doç.Dr.Emel Filiz, Associate Professor contact
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Patient Advocacy Training on Advocacy Skills, Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Safety Culture in Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Study
In this study, the aim is to evaluate the effects of patient advocacy training provided to nurses on their advocacy skills, ethical sensitivity, and patient safety culture level.
Read the detailed description
This research is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) conducted to investigate the impact of patient advocacy training on nurses by evaluating its effectiveness in increasing nurses' ethical sensitivity and promoting a positive patient safety culture through Bloom's Taxonomy. This study, which will deeply examine the relationship between patient advocacy training, ethical sensitivity, and patient safety culture, aims to provide evidence-based insights that can inform nursing education, training programs, and healthcare policies, ultimately contributing to the improvement of patient outcomes and the overall quality of healthcare delivery.
- Conditions
- Education
- Being tested
- measuring knowledge level, educational intervention
- Keywords
- Patient Advocacy, Ethics, Patient Safety
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
measuring knowledge levelBehavioural
The study group consists of 70 nurses, each consisting of 35 people. After the routine training of the hospital was given to the control and experimental groups, their consents were obtained and the pre-tests were completed, they were divided into experimental and control groups using simple randomization. The first group of nurses in the control group will not receive any intervention other than the routine training given by the hospital.
educational interventionOther
Also called randomized controlled trial
the effectiveness of training by making measurements after training and comparing them with pre-training results
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Patient Advocacy Training on Advocacy Skills, Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Safety C | No intervention | In this application, measurements are made before the experiment/intervention (pre-test). |
| Pre-testing was applied to all individuals participating in the study. | Active comparator | Post-training measurements of the experimental group and pre-test and post-test comparison analyses of the two groups. Receives: Behavioral: measuring knowledge level; Other: educational intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patient advocacy scale, Moral sensitivity survey, Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey
Patient advocacy scale total and sub-dimension scores Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire scale total and sub-dimension scores Evaluation of Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey is Made Only Based on Positive Response Average Scores
Measured: up to 8 weeks
Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses, Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (ADA),Hospital Patient Safety Culture Survey (HSOPSC)
Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses (HSO) Consists of 39 items and 7 sub-dimensions.- Scoring: Total score ranges from 39 to 195; higher scores indicate higher level of advocacy
- Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient 0.95; ranges from 0.82 to 0.92 for sub-dimensions Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (ADA) Consists of 30 items and 6 sub-dimensions,- Scoring: Total score ranges from 30 to 210; lower scores indicate higher ethical sensitivity
- Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient ranges from 0.82 to 0.84; test-retest correlation coefficient ranges from 0.81 to 0.99 Patient Safety Culture Survey (HSOPSC)
- Contains a total of 42 items, assesses patient safety culture in 12 dimensions, Scoring: Each item is assessed using a 5-point Likert scale (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree) Reliability: Validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version have been conducted
Measured: up to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Educational intervention
Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses (HSO) Consists of 39 items and 7 sub-dimensions.- Scoring: Total score ranges from 39 to 195; higher scores indicate higher level of advocacy
- Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient 0.95; ranges from 0.82 to 0.92 for sub-dimensions Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (ADA) Consists of 30 items and 6 sub-dimensions,- Scoring: Total score ranges from 30 to 210; lower scores indicate higher ethical sensitivity
- Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient ranges from 0.82 to 0.84; test-retest correlation coefficient ranges from 0.81 to 0.99 Patient Safety Culture Survey (HSOPSC)
- Contains a total of 42 items, assesses patient safety culture in 12 dimensions, Scoring: Each item is assessed using a 5-point Likert scale (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree) Reliability: Validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version have been conducted
Measured: after 8 weeks
Post-tests after 8 weeks of training
Pre-tests of Both Groups Comparison of Experimental Group According to Follow-up Times Post-tests of Both Groups Should Also Be Done and Reported
Measured: 1 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 May 2025
- Study start21 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion27 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion19 Sep 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for EducationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Selcuk UniversityThe 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
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Control and intervention group nurses will receive routine training provided by the Hospital Education and Quality Unit. After obtaining informed consent and conducting pre-tests, the 70 nurses forming the study group will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups using simple randomization. Subsequently, the intervention group of 35 nurses will receive 8 weeks of training. After the training, both groups will undergo post-tests. The tools used for evaluation are as follows: * Personal Information Form * Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses * Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire * Patient Safety Culture Hospital Questionnaire These tools will be administered and evaluated by a specialist nurse in both groups.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Selcuk University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Neslihan Şahin, Selcuk University
- Investigators
- Neslihan Ş Doctoral student, Doctoral student, Principal investigator, Selcuk UniversityNeslihan Ş ŞAHİN, Doctoral student, Principal investigator, Selcuk University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06969482
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 203172001002
- Acronym
- (RCT)
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 18 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 13 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Patient Advocacy Training on Advocacy Skills, Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Safety Culture in Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06969482
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- (RCT) / 203172001002
- Conditions
- Education
- Keywords
- Patient Advocacy, Ethics, Patient Safety
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Selcuk UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 21 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 27 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 19 Sep 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 May 2025 (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.
In this study, the aim is to evaluate the effects of patient advocacy training provided to nurses on their advocacy skills, ethical sensitivity, and patient safety culture level.
Detailed description
This research is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) conducted to investigate the impact of patient advocacy training on nurses by evaluating its effectiveness in increasing nurses' ethical sensitivity and promoting a positive patient safety culture through Bloom's Taxonomy. This study, which will deeply examine the relationship between patient advocacy training, ethical sensitivity, and patient safety culture, aims to provide evidence-based insights that can inform nursing education, training programs, and healthcare policies, ultimately contributing to the improvement of patient outcomes and the overall quality of healthcare delivery.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Control and intervention group nurses will receive routine training provided by the Hospital Education and Quality Unit. After obtaining informed consent and conducting pre-tests, the 70 nurses forming the study group will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups using simple randomization. Subsequently, the intervention group of 35 nurses will receive 8 weeks of training. After the training, both groups will undergo post-tests. The tools used for evaluation are as follows: * Personal Information Form * Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses * Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire * Patient Safety Culture Hospital Questionnaire These tools will be administered and evaluated by a specialist nurse in both groups.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Patient Advocacy Training on Advocacy Skills, Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Safety C | No intervention | –In this application, measurements are made before the experiment/intervention (pre-test). |
| Pre-testing was applied to all individuals participating in the study. | Active comparator | Behavioral: measuring knowledge level, Other: educational interventionPost-training measurements of the experimental group and pre-test and post-test comparison analyses of the two groups. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
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 |
|---|---|---|
| measuring knowledge levelThe study group consists of 70 nurses, each consisting of 35 people. After the routine training of the hospital was given to the control and experimental groups, their consents were obtained and the pre-tests were completed, they were divided into experimental and control groups using simple randomization. The first group of nurses in the control group will not receive any intervention other than the routine training given by the hospital. | Behavioural | Pre-testing was applied to all individuals participating in the study. |
| educational interventionAlso: randomized controlled trialthe effectiveness of training by making measurements after training and comparing them with pre-training results | Other | Pre-testing was applied to all individuals participating in the study. |
Primary outcome
Patient advocacy scale, Moral sensitivity survey, Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
Patient advocacy scale total and sub-dimension scores Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire scale total and sub-dimension scores Evaluation of Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey is Made Only Based on Positive Response Average Scores
Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses, Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (ADA),Hospital Patient Safety Culture Survey (HSOPSC)
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses (HSO) Consists of 39 items and 7 sub-dimensions.- Scoring: Total score ranges from 39 to 195; higher scores indicate higher level of advocacy * Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient 0.95; ranges from 0.82 to 0.92 for sub-dimensions Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (ADA) Consists of 30 items and 6 sub-dimensions,- Scoring: Total score ranges from 30 to 210; lower scores indicate higher ethical sensitivity * Reliability: Cronbach alpha coefficient ranges from 0.82 to 0.84; test-retest correlation coefficient ranges from 0.81 to 0.99 Patient Safety Culture Survey (HSOPSC) * Contains a total of 42 items, assesses patient safety culture in 12 dimensions, Scoring: Each item is assessed using a 5-point Likert scale (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree) Reliability: Validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version have been conducted
2 secondary outcomes
Educational intervention
Time frame: after 8 weeks
Post-tests after 8 weeks of training
Time frame: 1 month
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 May 2025.
- 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.
Neslihan Ş Doctoral student, Doctoral student contact
Emel F Doç.Dr.Emel Filiz, Associate Professor contact
Neslihan Ş Doctoral student, Doctoral student principal investigator
Selcuk University
Neslihan Ş ŞAHİN, Doctoral student principal investigator
Selcuk University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing measuring knowledge level and educational intervention in people with Education, run by Selcuk University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Neslihan Ş Doctoral student, Doctoral student (+905447938010 ext. 05447938010, neslihansah42@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Patient advocacy scale, Moral sensitivity survey, Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey (time frame: up to 8 weeks). 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 13 May 2025.