Spiritual Care EducationSCCTNCT07675707
EFFECTS OF SPIRITUAL CARE TRAINING ON NURSES
A study testing Spiritual Care Counseling Training in people with Spiritual Care Education, run by Recep Tayyip Erdogan University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Brief Summary This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training on nurses' spiritual well-being, perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, and spiritual care practices. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Spiritual Care Education
- What is being tested?
- Spiritual Care Counseling Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 82 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2024to 28 Feb 2025
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Working as a nurse at the hospital where the study is conducted
- Having at least one year of professional nursing experience
- Not having previously received spiritual care counseling training
Who cannot join
- Refusing to participate in the study
- Not being present at the hospital during the data collection period
- Working in a position other than nurse at the hospital
- Having previously participated in spiritual care counseling training
- Working in the education unit
- Working as a nurse manager or in an administrative position
- Providing incomplete or incorrectly completed questionnaires
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Rize
About this study
Official title: EFFECTIVENESS OF SPIRITUAL CARE COUNSELING TRAINING GIVEN TO NURSES ON SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, SPIRITUAL CARE PERCEPTIONS, AND SPIRITUAL CARE COMPETENCIES
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training on nurses' spiritual well-being, perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, and spiritual care practices. The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive spiritual care counseling training, while nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures.
Read the detailed description
Detailed Description
This randomized controlled experimental study is designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training given to nurses. Spiritual care is an important component of holistic nursing care. This study aims to evaluate changes in nurses' perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, spiritual well-being, and spiritual care practices.
The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive training in spiritual care counseling. Nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Research data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures. The study will evaluate data on nurses' spiritual well-being, perception of spiritual care, spiritual care competence, and spiritual care practices.
- Conditions
- Spiritual Care Education
- Being tested
- Spiritual Care Counseling Training
- Keywords
- Spiritual Care, Spiritual Well-Being, Training, Nurses
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Spiritual Care Counseling TrainingBehavioural
Also called Nurse Spiritual Care Education, Spiritual Care Education Program
A structured educational program provided to nurses to improve spiritual care knowledge, awareness, competence, and application in clinical practice. The training included spirituality concepts, assessment of patients' spiritual needs, planning and implementation of spiritual care interventions, communication skills, and holistic nursing care principles.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| intervation grup | Experimental | Participants in this arm received spiritual care counseling training designed to improve spiritual care awareness, spiritual care competence, and spiritual well-being. The program included education on spirituality, assessment of spiritual needs, planning spiritual care interventions, and application of holistic nursing care principles. Receives: Behavioral: Spiritual Care Counseling Training |
| Control grup | No intervention | Participants in this arm did not receive spiritual care counseling training during the study period and continued routine practice. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Spiritual Care Competence
Outcome Measure: Spiritual Care Competence
Description: Spiritual care competence will be measured using the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS). Total scores range from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating greater competence in providing spiritual care. Changes in scores will be assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention.
Measured: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Jun 2026
- Study start1 Jun 2024
- Primary completion1 Feb 2025
- Study completion28 Feb 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Spiritual Care EducationStudies 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
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 82 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Seda Dere Isseven, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
- Investigators
- TÜLAY SAGKAL MIDILLI, Study director, MANİSA CELAL BAYAR UNİVERSTY
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07675707
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024/166
- Other IDs
- 2024/166
- Acronym
- SCCT
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 24 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 30 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 30 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- EFFECTIVENESS OF SPIRITUAL CARE COUNSELING TRAINING GIVEN TO NURSES ON SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, SPIRITUAL CARE PERCEPTIONS, AND SPIRITUAL CARE COMPETENCIES
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07675707
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SCCT / 2024/166
- Conditions
- Spiritual Care Education
- Keywords
- Spiritual Care, Spiritual Well-Being, Training, Nurses
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 82 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Feb 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Jun 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.
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training on nurses' spiritual well-being, perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, and spiritual care practices. The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive spiritual care counseling training, while nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures.
Detailed description
Detailed Description
This randomized controlled experimental study is designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training given to nurses. Spiritual care is an important component of holistic nursing care. This study aims to evaluate changes in nurses' perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, spiritual well-being, and spiritual care practices.
The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive training in spiritual care counseling. Nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Research data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures. The study will evaluate data on nurses' spiritual well-being, perception of spiritual care, spiritual care competence, and spiritual care practices.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| intervation grup | Experimental | Behavioral: Spiritual Care Counseling TrainingParticipants in this arm received spiritual care counseling training designed to improve spiritual care awareness, spiritual care competence, and spiritual well-being. The program included education on spirituality, assessment of spiritual needs, planning spiritual care interventions, and application of holistic nursing care principles. |
| Control grup | No intervention | –Participants in this arm did not receive spiritual care counseling training during the study period and continued routine practice. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Working as a nurse at the hospital where the study is conducted
- Having at least one year of professional nursing experience
- Not having previously received spiritual care counseling training
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Refusing to participate in the study
- Not being present at the hospital during the data collection period
- Working in a position other than nurse at the hospital
- Having previously participated in spiritual care counseling training
- Working in the education unit
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spiritual Care Counseling TrainingAlso: Nurse Spiritual Care Education, Spiritual Care Education ProgramA structured educational program provided to nurses to improve spiritual care knowledge, awareness, competence, and application in clinical practice. The training included spirituality concepts, assessment of patients' spiritual needs, planning and implementation of spiritual care interventions, communication skills, and holistic nursing care principles. | Behavioural | intervation grup |
Primary outcome
Spiritual Care Competence
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention
Outcome Measure: Spiritual Care Competence Description: Spiritual care competence will be measured using the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS). Total scores range from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating greater competence in providing spiritual care. Changes in scores will be assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention.
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 30 Jun 2026.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- 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.
TÜLAY SAGKAL MIDILLI study director
MANİSA CELAL BAYAR UNİVERSTY
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Spiritual Care Counseling Training in people with Spiritual Care Education, run by Recep Tayyip Erdogan 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 7 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 30 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?
Spiritual Care Competence (time frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention). 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 Jun 2026.