Nursing StudentsNCT07099703
Ahi-Based Education on the Professional Values of Nursing Students
A study testing Experimental and Routine education in people with Nursing Students and Professional Values, run by Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
In current nursing education programs, professional values education mostly remains at a theoretical level; students' internalization of these values and reflection of them in their behavior is limited. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Nursing Students, Professional Values, Education
- What is being tested?
- Experimental and Routine education
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 168 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 25 Jul 2025to 15 Jun 2026
- 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
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Be enrolled in the second year of a nursing bachelor's degree program,
- Be willing to participate in the study,
- Be able to actively participate in the training process (no health problems, active student),
- Agree to attend 80% of the designated training sessions.
Who cannot join
- Those who attend less than 80% of training sessions
- Students who graduated or withdrew before data collection
- Students with a psychiatric diagnosis or health issues that prevent communication.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Kırşehir Ahi Evran University
Kırşehir, Kırşehir, 40100
Gamze Saatçi, +905536054051, gamze.saatci@ahievran.edu.tr
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Ahi-Based Education on the Professional Values of Nursing Students: An Experimental Study
In current nursing education programs, professional values education mostly remains at a theoretical level; students' internalization of these values and reflection of them in their behavior is limited. Ahilik is a historical system based on ethical principles, professional responsibility, and a sense of service to society. The aim of this study is to experimentally evaluate the effect of Ahilik-based education on the professional values of nursing students.
Hypotheses H0: There is no significant difference between the professional values of nursing students who receive Ahilik education and those who do not.
H1: The professional values of nursing students who receive Ahilik education are significantly different from those who do not.
- Conditions
- Nursing Students, Professional Values, Education
- Being tested
- Experimental, Routine education
- Keywords
- nursing students, professional values
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ExperimentalOther
At Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, which is part of the Intervention Group, Ahilik education is a compulsory course within the current curriculum and will be taught over a period of 14 weeks. Ahilik education covers topics such as morality, etiquette, ethics, values, and professional ethics.
Routine educationOther
They will continue with their current curriculum and will not receive any Ahilik training.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Ahi-Based Education | Experimental | The Ahilik course is based on the Ahilik system. The course covers topics such as morality, etiquette, ethics, values, and professional ethics.
The Ahilik system offers a noteworthy model in terms of both professional value education and individual ethical development. Ahilik is a guild and craftsmen organization established in Anatolia in the 13th century by Ahi Evran-ı Veli. This system was not only an economic and professional organization but also functioned as a moral, social, and cultural structure. The Ahilik organization aimed not only to impart professional skills to individuals but also to develop behavior based on universal ethical values such as honesty, justice, charity, equality, respect for human rights, and service to society. Receives: Other: Experimental |
| Routine education | Active comparator | Students at Suşehri Health Vocational School in the control group will continue with their current curriculum and will not receive any Ahilik training. Receives: Other: Routine education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Professional values results
Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised reflecting the American Nurses Association's code of ethics was developed by Darlene Weis and Mary Jane Schank in 2009 (Weis \& Schank, 2009). It was developed to determine the compliance of nurses and nursing students with professional values. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Acaroğlu (2014). The 5-point Likert-type scale consists of 26 items. Each item is scored between 5 (most important) and 1 (not important), and these scores are summed to obtain scale scores. Scores that can be obtained from the scale range between 26 and 130. A high score indicates a strong adaptation to professional values. The scale does not include sub-dimensions. In the scale independent of the sub-dimension, there are sub-factors named as caring, professionalism and trust that contribute to the interpretation of the data. The goodness of fit statistics of the scale was found to be at appropriate values, Cronbach's Alpha reliabil
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Aug 2025
- Study start25 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Nursing StudentsStudies 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Non-randomized intervention and control group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 168 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Gamze Saatçi, Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
- Investigators
- Sevda Korkut, Study director, TC Erciyes University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07099703
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2025/03/16
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 25 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Cosmai S, Ali J, Allevi D, et al. (2025). The Professional Values of Nursing Students: A Systematic Review. Infermieristica Journal, 4(1), 131-142. http://doi.org/10.36253/if-3539
Poorchangizi B, Borhani F, Abbaszadeh A, Mirzaee M, Farokhzadian J. The importance of professional values from nursing students' perspective. BMC Nurs. 2019 Jul 5;18:26. doi: 10.1186/s12912-019-0351-1. eCollection 2019.
PubMed 31312111Yüksel, İ. (2019). Ahilik felsefesinden günümüz meslek ahlakı tartışmalarına bir bakış. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(2), 500-537.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Ahi-Based Education on the Professional Values of Nursing Students: An Experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07099703
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2025/03/16
- Conditions
- Nursing Students, Professional Values, Education
- Keywords
- nursing students, professional values
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 168 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran UniversitesiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 25 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Aug 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 current nursing education programs, professional values education mostly remains at a theoretical level; students' internalization of these values and reflection of them in their behavior is limited. Ahilik is a historical system based on ethical principles, professional responsibility, and a sense of service to society. The aim of this study is to experimentally evaluate the effect of Ahilik-based education on the professional values of nursing students.
Hypotheses H0: There is no significant difference between the professional values of nursing students who receive Ahilik education and those who do not.
H1: The professional values of nursing students who receive Ahilik education are significantly different from those who do not.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Non-randomized intervention and control group
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Ahi-Based Education | Experimental | Other: ExperimentalThe Ahilik course is based on the Ahilik system. The course covers topics such as morality, etiquette, ethics, values, and professional ethics. The Ahilik system offers a noteworthy model in terms of both professional value education and individual ethical development. Ahilik is a guild and craftsmen organization established in Anatolia in the 13th century by Ahi Evran-ı Veli. This system was not only an economic and professional organization but also functioned as a moral, social, and cultural structure. The Ahilik organization aimed not only to impart professional skills to individuals but also to develop behavior based on universal ethical values such as honesty, justice, charity, equality, respect for human rights, and service to society. |
| Routine education | Active comparator | Other: Routine educationStudents at Suşehri Health Vocational School in the control group will continue with their current curriculum and will not receive any Ahilik training. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Be enrolled in the second year of a nursing bachelor's degree program,
- Be willing to participate in the study,
- Be able to actively participate in the training process (no health problems, active student),
- Agree to attend 80% of the designated training sessions.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Those who attend less than 80% of training sessions
- Students who graduated or withdrew before data collection
- Students with a psychiatric diagnosis or health issues that prevent communication.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ExperimentalAt Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, which is part of the Intervention Group, Ahilik education is a compulsory course within the current curriculum and will be taught over a period of 14 weeks. Ahilik education covers topics such as morality, etiquette, ethics, values, and professional ethics. | Other | Ahi-Based Education |
| Routine educationThey will continue with their current curriculum and will not receive any Ahilik training. | Other | Routine education |
Primary outcome
Professional values results
Time frame: 6 months
Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised reflecting the American Nurses Association's code of ethics was developed by Darlene Weis and Mary Jane Schank in 2009 (Weis \& Schank, 2009). It was developed to determine the compliance of nurses and nursing students with professional values. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Acaroğlu (2014). The 5-point Likert-type scale consists of 26 items. Each item is scored between 5 (most important) and 1 (not important), and these scores are summed to obtain scale scores. Scores that can be obtained from the scale range between 26 and 130. A high score indicates a strong adaptation to professional values. The scale does not include sub-dimensions. In the scale independent of the sub-dimension, there are sub-factors named as caring, professionalism and trust that contribute to the interpretation of the data. The goodness of fit statistics of the scale was found to be at appropriate values, Cronbach's Alpha reliabil
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 Aug 2025.
- BackgroundCosmai S, Ali J, Allevi D, et al. (2025). The Professional Values of Nursing Students: A Systematic Review. Infermieristica Journal, 4(1), 131-142. http://doi.org/10.36253/if-3539
- Background: PubMed 31312111Poorchangizi B, Borhani F, Abbaszadeh A, Mirzaee M, Farokhzadian J. The importance of professional values from nursing students' perspective. BMC Nurs. 2019 Jul 5;18:26. doi: 10.1186/s12912-019-0351-1. eCollection 2019.
- BackgroundYüksel, İ. (2019). Ahilik felsefesinden günümüz meslek ahlakı tartışmalarına bir bakış. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 4(2), 500-537.
- 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.
Sevda Korkut study director
TC Erciyes 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 Experimental and Routine education in people with Nursing Students and Professional Values, run by Kirsehir Ahi Evran 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 4 inclusion and 3 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Aug 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 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?
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 Gamze Saatçi (+905536054051, gamze.saatci@ahievran.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Professional values results (time frame: 6 months). 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 NCT07099703, which also lists 3 linked publications.
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 Aug 2025.