Electrocautery SmokeNCT07045376
Effects of Multi-strategy Evidence-based Education Training Programs on Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Behavior Towards Surgical Smoke Hazards Among Operating Room Nurses
A study testing evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke in people with Electrocautery Smoke, run by Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This study aims to: 1) develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke, and 2) investigate the effectiveness of the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors concerning the hazards of… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Electrocautery Smoke
- What is being tested?
- evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 112 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 9 Jun 2025to 31 Dec 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 20 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Operating room nurses who have been formally employed for more than three months.
- Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.
- Possess a mobile phone or computer with internet access. -
Who cannot join
- Operating room nurses who are in training, internship, part-time student positions, or currently on parental leave.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Taiwan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Foundation
Chiayi City, Puzi City, 61313
kuo chiumin Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical Founda, +886-5-362-1000 ext. 2520, iscchiayi@cgmh.org.tw
min chiu kuo
About this study
This study aims to: 1) develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke, and 2) investigate the effectiveness of the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors concerning the hazards of surgical smoke.
The research questions of this study are as follows:
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What are the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards among operating room nurses?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge of surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' attitudes toward surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards? The experimental group received the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke," while the control group received the conventional training on surgical smoke. Measurements were taken three times: a pretest, a post-test one week after the course, and a follow-up test four weeks later. The research tools included a self-designed questionnaire that included scales on knowledge, attitudes toward surgical smoke, and self-protective behaviors.
Read the detailed description
To avoid cross-contamination during the research process, participants in the experimental and control groups were recruited from different hospitals. After obtaining approval from administrative supervisors at a regional hospital and a medical center in southern Taiwan, the researcher explained the study purpose and procedures to interested nurses and obtained their informed consent in writing.
- If you work at Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the experimental group and will receive a four-week multi-strategy evidence-based educational training program on surgical smoke.
- If you work at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the control group and will receive a four-week standard in-service training on surgical smoke provided by the hospital.
- Conditions
- Electrocautery Smoke
- Being tested
- evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke
- Keywords
- surgical smoke, evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smokeOther
Based on evidence from the literature, the content of the evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program includes:
Providing a surgical smoke protection handbook and displaying environmental education posters.
Using an official LINE account to disseminate knowledge about surgical smoke, protective techniques, and related information.
Organizing a hands-on workshop on surgical smoke hazard prevention, allowing participants to practice operating smoke evacuation equipment.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke | Experimental | Based on evidence from the literature, the content of the evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program includes:
Providing a surgical smoke protection handbook and displaying environmental education posters.
Using an official LINE account to disseminate knowledge about surgical smoke, protective techniques, and related information.
Organizing a hands-on workshop on surgical smoke hazard prevention, allowing participants to practice operating smoke evacuation equipment. Receives: Other: evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
This study adopted the Chinese questionnaire developed by Yu et al. (2021) as the data collection tool. the Surgical Smoke Knowledge Scale (17 items),the Attitude Toward Surgical Smoke Scale (11 item)sand the Preventive BehaviorScale (10 items).
Changes in operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards will be measured one week after the course (post-test) and at the fourth week (follow-up post-test).
Measured: one week after the course (post-test) and at the fourth week (follow-up post-test).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Jul 2025
- Study start9 Jun 2025
- Primary completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Electrocautery SmokeStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, CHIU-MIN KUO, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07045376
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202401687B0
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 7 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 1 Jul 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- 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 1 Jul 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Multi-strategy Evidence-based Education Training Programs on Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Behavior Towards Surgical Smoke Hazards Among Operating Room Nurses
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07045376
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 202401687B0
- Conditions
- Electrocautery Smoke
- Keywords
- surgical smoke, evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 9 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Jul 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.
This study aims to: 1) develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke, and 2) investigate the effectiveness of the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors concerning the hazards of surgical smoke.
The research questions of this study are as follows:
What are the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards among operating room nurses?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' knowledge of surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' attitudes toward surgical smoke hazards?
What is the effect of an "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program" on operating room nurses' preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards? The experimental group received the "evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke," while the control group received the conventional training on surgical smoke. Measurements were taken three times: a pretest, a post-test one week after the course, and a follow-up test four weeks later. The research tools included a self-designed questionnaire that included scales on knowledge, attitudes toward surgical smoke, and self-protective behaviors.
Detailed description
To avoid cross-contamination during the research process, participants in the experimental and control groups were recruited from different hospitals. After obtaining approval from administrative supervisors at a regional hospital and a medical center in southern Taiwan, the researcher explained the study purpose and procedures to interested nurses and obtained their informed consent in writing.
- If you work at Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the experimental group and will receive a four-week multi-strategy evidence-based educational training program on surgical smoke.
- If you work at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, you will be assigned to the control group and will receive a four-week standard in-service training on surgical smoke provided by the hospital.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke | Experimental | Other: evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smokeBased on evidence from the literature, the content of the evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program includes: Providing a surgical smoke protection handbook and displaying environmental education posters. Using an official LINE account to disseminate knowledge about surgical smoke, protective techniques, and related information. Organizing a hands-on workshop on surgical smoke hazard prevention, allowing participants to practice operating smoke evacuation equipment. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Operating room nurses who have been formally employed for more than three months.
- Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.
- Possess a mobile phone or computer with internet access. -
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Operating room nurses who are in training, internship, part-time student positions, or currently on parental leave.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smokeBased on evidence from the literature, the content of the evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program includes: Providing a surgical smoke protection handbook and displaying environmental education posters. Using an official LINE account to disseminate knowledge about surgical smoke, protective techniques, and related information. Organizing a hands-on workshop on surgical smoke hazard prevention, allowing participants to practice operating smoke evacuation equipment. | Other | develop an evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke |
Primary outcome
This study adopted the Chinese questionnaire developed by Yu et al. (2021) as the data collection tool. the Surgical Smoke Knowledge Scale (17 items),the Attitude Toward Surgical Smoke Scale (11 item)sand the Preventive BehaviorScale (10 items).
Time frame: one week after the course (post-test) and at the fourth week (follow-up post-test).
Changes in operating room nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors regarding surgical smoke hazards will be measured one week after the course (post-test) and at the fourth week (follow-up post-test).
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 1 Jul 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing evidence-based multi-strategy educational training program on surgical smoke in people with Electrocautery Smoke, run by Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at 1 site in Taiwan.
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 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 2025. 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 Taiwan. 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?
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 chiu min kuo CHIU-MIN KUO (+886952964550 ext. +886-53621000, w101013@mail.cgust.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
This study adopted the Chinese questionnaire developed by Yu et al. (2021) as the data collection tool. the Surgical Smoke Knowledge Scale (17 items),the Attitude Toward Surgical Smoke Scale (11 item)sand the Preventive BehaviorScale (10 items). (time frame: one week after the course (post-test) and at the fourth week (follow-up post-test).). 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 1 Jul 2025.