Patient SafetyNCT07179367
Escape Room for Patient Safety Training in Nursing Students
A study testing Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety in people with Patient Safety and Nursing Education, run by Fenerbahce University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Ensuring patient safety is a cornerstone of nursing practice, and its foundation is established during nursing education. This study aims to empower senior nursing students to develop self-efficacy in patient safety practices through the "Escape Room" teaching method. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Patient Safety, Nursing Education
- What is being tested?
- Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 95 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 5 Feb 2024to 15 May 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
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Being a fourth-year nursing student at the Faculty of Nursing
- Completion of all data collection forms in full
- Volunteering to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Staying in the escape room for more than 6 minutes in each room
- Not providing informed consent
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing, University of Health Sciences
Istanbul
About this study
Official title: Innovative Teaching Method on the Patient Safety for Nursing Students: Escape Room
Ensuring patient safety is a cornerstone of nursing practice, and its foundation is established during nursing education. This study aims to empower senior nursing students to develop self-efficacy in patient safety practices through the "Escape Room" teaching method.
The study was conducted with senior nursing students from February to May 2024. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Patient Safety Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale. The escape room was structured in three phases-prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing-following INACSL standards.
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The average age of the participants was 23.5, and 43.5% had previously completed an elective course on patient safety. Analyses revealed that students spent the most time, averaging 2.59 minutes, in the room dedicated to information questions. The average self-efficacy score before the intervention was 61.26, which increased to 71.32 after the intervention, and participants reported a high level of satisfaction.
The study's findings indicate that patient safety-themed escape room training significantly enhances students' self-efficacy in patient safety, as well as their overall satisfaction and motivation.
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Nursing Education
- Being tested
- Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety
- Keywords
- Patient safety, escape room, nursing education, teaching methods
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient SafetyOther
Intervention Description: This intervention is a patient safety-themed escape room simulation specifically designed for nursing students. The activity consists of three phases structured in accordance with INACSL standards: pre-briefing, escape room simulation, and post-briefing assessment. Working in small groups, students solve knowledge- and skill-based patient safety tasks in three different rooms (patient safety, mother-baby room, and adult intensive care unit). Correct answers ensure progress, while post-briefing assessment using the PEARLS method supports reflection and learning. Unlike traditional teaching, this innovative method emphasizes teamwork, active participation, and experiential learning to increase self-efficacy and satisfaction with patient safety practices.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| escape room training group | Experimental | This group consisted of fourth-year nursing students who received a patient safety-themed escape room training intervention. The simulation was structured in three phases: prebriefing, escape room activity, and debriefing. During prebriefing, students were oriented to the simulation environment and informed about patient safety principles. The escape room simulation consisted of three rooms designed according to INACSL standards, including scenarios on medication safety, maternal-infant care, and intensive care. Each room contained a mix of knowledge-based and skill-based tasks. After the simulation, a structured debriefing session was conducted using the PEARLS method to promote reflective learning. The intervention aimed to improve students' self-efficacy in patient safety practices and their satisfaction with the training method. Receives: Other: Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patient Safety Self-Efficacy
Primary Outcome Measure: Change in nursing students' patient safety self-efficacy scores from pre-test to post-test, measured by the Patient Safety Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (range: 0-75; higher scores indicate higher self-efficacy
Measured: From baseline (pre-test, immediately before the escape room intervention) to post-test (immediately after the debriefing session, same day)."
Secondary outcomes (1)
Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale
Secondary Outcome Measure: Nursing students' satisfaction with the escape room training method, measured post-test by the Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale (range: 16-80; higher scores indicate higher satisfaction).
Measured: Immediately after completion of the escape room intervention (same day)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Sep 2025
- Study start5 Feb 2024
- Primary completion15 May 2024
- Study completion15 May 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Patient SafetyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fenerbahce 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- This study used a quasi-experimental, single-group pretest-posttest design. All participants received an escape room-based patient safety training, structured in three phases: prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing. Outcome measures were collected before and after the training.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 95 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Demet SEMİZ, Fenerbahce University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07179367
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 24/286
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 11 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- 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 23 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Innovative Teaching Method on the Patient Safety for Nursing Students: Escape Room
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07179367
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 24/286
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Nursing Education
- Keywords
- Patient safety, escape room, nursing education, teaching methods
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 95 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fenerbahce UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 May 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Sep 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.
Ensuring patient safety is a cornerstone of nursing practice, and its foundation is established during nursing education. This study aims to empower senior nursing students to develop self-efficacy in patient safety practices through the "Escape Room" teaching method.
The study was conducted with senior nursing students from February to May 2024. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Patient Safety Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale. The escape room was structured in three phases-prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing-following INACSL standards.
The average age of the participants was 23.5, and 43.5% had previously completed an elective course on patient safety. Analyses revealed that students spent the most time, averaging 2.59 minutes, in the room dedicated to information questions. The average self-efficacy score before the intervention was 61.26, which increased to 71.32 after the intervention, and participants reported a high level of satisfaction.
The study's findings indicate that patient safety-themed escape room training significantly enhances students' self-efficacy in patient safety, as well as their overall satisfaction and motivation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- This study used a quasi-experimental, single-group pretest-posttest design. All participants received an escape room-based patient safety training, structured in three phases: prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing. Outcome measures were collected before and after the training.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| escape room training group | Experimental | Other: Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient SafetyThis group consisted of fourth-year nursing students who received a patient safety-themed escape room training intervention. The simulation was structured in three phases: prebriefing, escape room activity, and debriefing. During prebriefing, students were oriented to the simulation environment and informed about patient safety principles. The escape room simulation consisted of three rooms designed according to INACSL standards, including scenarios on medication safety, maternal-infant care, and intensive care. Each room contained a mix of knowledge-based and skill-based tasks. After the simulation, a structured debriefing session was conducted using the PEARLS method to promote reflective learning. The intervention aimed to improve students' self-efficacy in patient safety practices and their satisfaction with the training method. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Being a fourth-year nursing student at the Faculty of Nursing
- Completion of all data collection forms in full
- Volunteering to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Staying in the escape room for more than 6 minutes in each room
- Not providing informed consent
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient SafetyIntervention Description: This intervention is a patient safety-themed escape room simulation specifically designed for nursing students. The activity consists of three phases structured in accordance with INACSL standards: pre-briefing, escape room simulation, and post-briefing assessment. Working in small groups, students solve knowledge- and skill-based patient safety tasks in three different rooms (patient safety, mother-baby room, and adult intensive care unit). Correct answers ensure progress, while post-briefing assessment using the PEARLS method supports reflection and learning. Unlike traditional teaching, this innovative method emphasizes teamwork, active participation, and experiential learning to increase self-efficacy and satisfaction with patient safety practices. | Other | escape room training group |
Primary outcome
Patient Safety Self-Efficacy
Time frame: From baseline (pre-test, immediately before the escape room intervention) to post-test (immediately after the debriefing session, same day)."
Primary Outcome Measure: Change in nursing students' patient safety self-efficacy scores from pre-test to post-test, measured by the Patient Safety Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (range: 0-75; higher scores indicate higher self-efficacy
1 secondary outcome
Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale
Time frame: Immediately after completion of the escape room intervention (same day)
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 23 Sep 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. 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 Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety in people with Patient Safety and Nursing Education, run by Fenerbahce University 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 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 23 Sep 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?
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?
Patient Safety Self-Efficacy (time frame: From baseline (pre-test, immediately before the escape room intervention) to post-test (immediately after the debriefing session, same day)."). 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 23 Sep 2025.