Educational LeadershipEducational LeNCT07500675
The Effect of an Escape Room Simulation on Nursing Students' Educational Leadership Skills: An Experimental Study
A study testing Escape Room Simulation and Traditional Teaching Methods in people with Educational Leadership and Leadership, run by Near East University, Turkey at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an escape room simulation on educational leadership skills among undergraduate nursing students. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does participation in an escape room simulation improve nursing students' educational leadership skills, including… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Educational Leadership, Leadership
- What is being tested?
- Escape Room Simulation and Traditional Teaching Methods
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Jun 2025to 30 Apr 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 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Those who volunteered to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- Students who cannot participate in the simulation due to health conditions
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an escape room simulation on educational leadership skills among undergraduate nursing students. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does participation in an escape room simulation improve nursing students' educational leadership skills, including visionary, instructional, and scientific leadership?
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Are there differences in educational leadership outcomes between students who participate in an escape room simulation and those who receive traditional teaching methods?
Researchers will compare an escape room simulation to traditional teaching methods to determine whether the simulation-based approach is more effective in improving educational leadership skills.
Participants will:
Be assigned to either an escape room simulation group or a traditional teaching group
Complete the Educational Leadership Scale before and after the intervention
Participate in a single escape room simulation session (experimental group only)
- Conditions
- Educational Leadership, Leadership
- Being tested
- Escape Room Simulation, Traditional Teaching Methods
- Keywords
- Nursing Education, Leadership, Simulation Training, Educational Measurement
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Escape Room SimulationBehavioural
An escape room-based simulation implemented in a nursing laboratory setting. Participants work in small groups to solve scenario-based challenges within a limited time. The intervention is designed to support the development of educational leadership skills through experiential learning and problem-solving activities.
Traditional Teaching MethodsOther
Participants receive traditional teaching methods without the use of simulation or game-based learning during the study period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Escape Room Simulation Group | Experimental | Participants in this arm receive an escape room-based simulation designed to support educational leadership skills in undergraduate nursing education. The simulation is conducted in a nursing laboratory using a scenario that requires problem solving and decision making within a limited time. Receives: Behavioral: Escape Room Simulation |
| Traditional Teaching Group | Active comparator | Participants in this arm receive traditional teaching methods without the use of simulation or game-based learning during the study period. Receives: Other: Traditional Teaching Methods |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students Total Score
The Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students will be used to assess educational leadership. The scale consists of 19 items and 3 subdimensions: visionary leadership, instructional leadership, and scientific leadership. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 19 to 95, with higher scores indicating better educational leadership skills.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after intervention (approximately 4 weeks)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Mar 2026
- Study start15 Jun 2025
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025
- Study completion30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Educational LeadershipStudies 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Near East University, Turkey
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mehmet Aygün, Near East University, Turkey
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07500675
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- YDU/2025/133-1958
- Acronym
- Educational Le
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 1 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of an Escape Room Simulation on Nursing Students' Educational Leadership Skills: An Experimental Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07500675
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Educational Le / YDU/2025/133-1958
- Conditions
- Educational Leadership, Leadership
- Keywords
- Nursing Education, Leadership, Simulation Training, Educational Measurement
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Near East University, TurkeyUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 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.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of an escape room simulation on educational leadership skills among undergraduate nursing students. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does participation in an escape room simulation improve nursing students' educational leadership skills, including visionary, instructional, and scientific leadership?
Are there differences in educational leadership outcomes between students who participate in an escape room simulation and those who receive traditional teaching methods?
Researchers will compare an escape room simulation to traditional teaching methods to determine whether the simulation-based approach is more effective in improving educational leadership skills.
Participants will:
Be assigned to either an escape room simulation group or a traditional teaching group
Complete the Educational Leadership Scale before and after the intervention
Participate in a single escape room simulation session (experimental group only)
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Escape Room Simulation Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Escape Room SimulationParticipants in this arm receive an escape room-based simulation designed to support educational leadership skills in undergraduate nursing education. The simulation is conducted in a nursing laboratory using a scenario that requires problem solving and decision making within a limited time. |
| Traditional Teaching Group | Active comparator | Other: Traditional Teaching MethodsParticipants in this arm receive traditional teaching methods without the use of simulation or game-based learning during the study period. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Those who volunteered to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Students who cannot participate in the simulation due to health conditions
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 SimulationAn escape room-based simulation implemented in a nursing laboratory setting. Participants work in small groups to solve scenario-based challenges within a limited time. The intervention is designed to support the development of educational leadership skills through experiential learning and problem-solving activities. | Behavioural | Escape Room Simulation Group |
| Traditional Teaching MethodsParticipants receive traditional teaching methods without the use of simulation or game-based learning during the study period. | Other | Traditional Teaching Group |
Primary outcome
Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students Total Score
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after intervention (approximately 4 weeks)
The Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students will be used to assess educational leadership. The scale consists of 19 items and 3 subdimensions: visionary leadership, instructional leadership, and scientific leadership. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 19 to 95, with higher scores indicating better educational leadership skills.
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 30 Mar 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes
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.
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 Simulation and Traditional Teaching Methods in people with Educational Leadership and Leadership, run by Near East University, Turkey 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 1 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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Mar 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?
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?
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?
Educational Leadership Scale for Nursing Students Total Score (time frame: Baseline and immediately after intervention (approximately 4 weeks)). 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 30 Mar 2026.