AnxietyNCT07486635
Motivational Interviewing and Nursing Students' Clinical Practice Outcomes
A study testing motivational interviewing in people with Anxiety and Self-Efficacy, run by Cemal at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and person-centered counseling approach aimed at enhancing individuals' intrinsic motivation. Nursing students often experience stress, anxiety, and low self-efficacy during clinical practice. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Attitude
- What is being tested?
- motivational interviewing
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 66 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 23 Mar 2026to 24 Apr 2026
- 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 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being a first-year student in the Nursing Program
- Enrolled in the Fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year
- Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the Motivational Interviewing programAble to attend face-to-face data collection sessions
Who cannot join
- Students with prior experience in Motivational Interviewing
- Students unable to attend skills laboratory training
- Students with prior clinical practice experience that could bias study outcomes
- Students who do not consent to participate in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Nursing Students' Attitudes, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy Regarding Clinical Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and person-centered counseling approach aimed at enhancing individuals' intrinsic motivation. Nursing students often experience stress, anxiety, and low self-efficacy during clinical practice. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice, anxiety levels, and perceptions of self-efficacy. The study will be conducted using a randomized controlled design, and the potential of motivational interviewing as an effective psychological intervention in nursing education will be evaluated.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Attitude
- Being tested
- motivational interviewing
- Keywords
- Nursing Students, Clinical Practice, Clinical Training, Nursing Education
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
motivational interviewingOther
A structured motivational interviewing program delivered by certified researchers during skills laboratory sessions to enhance students' attitudes, reduce anxiety, and improve self-efficacy in clinical practice.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| control | No intervention | Nursing students in the control group will receive only the standard nursing curriculum without any additional intervention. |
| Experimental | Experimental | Nursing students in the intervention group will receive motivational interviewing (MI) sessions integrated into their skills laboratory training. Receives: Other: motivational interviewing |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale
Originally developed by Cheraghi et al. (2009), this scale consists of 37 items divided into four sub-dimensions: data collection (items 1-12), diagnosis and planning (items 13-21), implementation (items 22-31), and evaluation (items 32-37). Each item is scored from 0% ("not confident at all") to 100% ("completely confident"). The scale measures nursing students' self-efficacy in clinical performance.
Measured: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks after intervention (post-test)
Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students
Developed by Akdeniz Uysal and Yeliş Bayülgen (2022), this scale measures nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice. It consists of items scored on a 5-point Likert scale: 1 = "Strongly Disagree", 2 = "Disagree", 3 = "Undecided", 4 = "Agree", 5 = "Strongly Agree".
Measured: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention
Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Developed by Spielberger, Gorsuch, and Lushene (1970), the STAI consists of two 20-item subscales measuring state anxiety and trait anxiety. The Turkish adaptation has been validated and shown to be reliable for assessing anxiety levels in nursing students.
Measured: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Mar 2026
- Study start23 Mar 2026
- Primary completion23 Mar 2026
- Study completion24 Apr 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AnxietyStudies 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
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cemal
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Cemal, Muş Alparslan University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07486635
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MUS-HEM-CO-02
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 26 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- 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 9 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Nursing Students' Attitudes, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy Regarding Clinical Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07486635
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MUS-HEM-CO-02
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Attitude
- Keywords
- Nursing Students, Clinical Practice, Clinical Training, Nursing Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- CemalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 23 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 24 Apr 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Mar 2026 (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.
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and person-centered counseling approach aimed at enhancing individuals' intrinsic motivation. Nursing students often experience stress, anxiety, and low self-efficacy during clinical practice. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice, anxiety levels, and perceptions of self-efficacy. The study will be conducted using a randomized controlled design, and the potential of motivational interviewing as an effective psychological intervention in nursing education will be evaluated.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| control | No intervention | –Nursing students in the control group will receive only the standard nursing curriculum without any additional intervention. |
| Experimental | Experimental | Other: motivational interviewingNursing students in the intervention group will receive motivational interviewing (MI) sessions integrated into their skills laboratory training. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being a first-year student in the Nursing Program
- Enrolled in the Fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year
- Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the Motivational Interviewing programAble to attend face-to-face data collection sessions
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Students with prior experience in Motivational Interviewing
- Students unable to attend skills laboratory training
- Students with prior clinical practice experience that could bias study outcomes
- Students who do not consent to participate in 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 |
|---|---|---|
| motivational interviewingA structured motivational interviewing program delivered by certified researchers during skills laboratory sessions to enhance students' attitudes, reduce anxiety, and improve self-efficacy in clinical practice. | Other | Experimental |
Primary outcome
Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks after intervention (post-test)
Originally developed by Cheraghi et al. (2009), this scale consists of 37 items divided into four sub-dimensions: data collection (items 1-12), diagnosis and planning (items 13-21), implementation (items 22-31), and evaluation (items 32-37). Each item is scored from 0% ("not confident at all") to 100% ("completely confident"). The scale measures nursing students' self-efficacy in clinical performance.
Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention
Developed by Akdeniz Uysal and Yeliş Bayülgen (2022), this scale measures nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice. It consists of items scored on a 5-point Likert scale: 1 = "Strongly Disagree", 2 = "Disagree", 3 = "Undecided", 4 = "Agree", 5 = "Strongly Agree".
Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention
Developed by Spielberger, Gorsuch, and Lushene (1970), the STAI consists of two 20-item subscales measuring state anxiety and trait anxiety. The Turkish adaptation has been validated and shown to be reliable for assessing anxiety levels in nursing students.
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 9 Jun 2026.
- 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 motivational interviewing in people with Anxiety and Self-Efficacy, run by Cemal 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 4 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 9 Jun 2026. 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?
Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale (time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks after intervention (post-test)). The study lists 3 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 9 Jun 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.