Psychosocial Care Competency in Nursing StudentsNCT07737002
Sequential Case Triangle-Based Learning and Psychosocial Care Competency in Nursing Students
A study testing Sequential Case Triangle Based Project in people with Psychosocial Care Competency in Nursing Students, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study will look at whether a teaching method called "Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning" helps nursing students learn psychosocial care skills better. The study will take place during a Psychosocial Nursing course for fourth-year nursing students. Students will be divided into groups. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Psychosocial Care Competency in Nursing Students
- What is being tested?
- Sequential Case Triangle Based Project
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 179 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 9 Feb 2026to 18 May 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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Enrolled in the "Psychosocial Nursing" elective course
- Willing to voluntarily participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Form
Who cannot join
- Unable to complete the course (e.g., more than five absences, failure to submit the project assignment, or withdrawal from the course)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Istanbul Medipol University
Istanbul, Kavacık, 34810
About this study
Official title: Effect of Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning on Psychosocial Care Competency, Cooperative Learning, and Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students
This study will look at whether a teaching method called "Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning" helps nursing students learn psychosocial care skills better. The study will take place during a Psychosocial Nursing course for fourth-year nursing students. Students will be divided into groups. Each group will work on one part of a patient case (creating the case, assessing it, or planning nursing care) using short role-play videos, building on the work of the group before them. Before and after the course, students will complete surveys measuring their psychosocial care competency, teamwork (cooperative learning) skills, and clinical reasoning skills. The study will compare students' scores before and after the course to see if this teaching method improved these skills.
Read the detailed description
Background: Nursing education aims to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning skills, alongside the ability to provide holistic psychosocial care. Case-based and project-based learning are student-centered strategies shown to support these outcomes, but their combined application in a sequential, team-dependent format has not been widely studied in psychosocial nursing education.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a Sequential Case Triangle-based project-based learning approach, applied within a Psychosocial Nursing course, on nursing students' self-assessed psychosocial care competency, cooperative learning, and clinical reasoning levels.
Hypotheses:
H1: Students' psychosocial care competency self-assessment scores will increase after the intervention.
H2: Students' cooperative learning scores will increase after the intervention. H3: Students' clinical reasoning levels will increase after the intervention.
Design: Single-group, pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design.
Setting: Fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the "Psychosocial Nursing" elective course (Turkish-medium and English-medium sections) at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, during the 2025-2026 spring semester.
Intervention: Over the 15-week course, the class was divided into 20 main groups of 9 to 12 students each (179 participants in total), and every main group was split into three subgroups responsible for a sequential stage of the nursing process: case creation (depicting psychosocial responses to illness), psychosocial assessment, and planning/implementing psychosocial nursing interventions. Each subgroup prepared a short role-play video for its stage and submitted it to the course instructor, who forwarded it unedited to the next subgroup. Subgroups had no access to or prior knowledge of the case content created by the preceding subgroup; each stage was developed solely on the basis of the video received, without the ability to view or revise earlier work. In the final stage, the three videos were combined into one case narrative and discussed in class.
Outcomes were assessed using validated self-report instruments, administered face-to-face at baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15).
Statistical Analysis: Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Descriptive statistics (mean, SD, median, min-max for quantitative variables; frequency and percentage for categorical variables) were reported. Pretest-posttest comparisons used the paired-samples t-test; group comparisons used the Student's t-test (two groups) or one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc test (three or more groups); associations between variables were assessed with Pearson correlation. Significance was set at p<0.05, 95% confidence interval.
- Being tested
- Sequential Case Triangle Based Project
- Keywords
- Psychosocial Nursing, Nursing Education, Cooperative Learning, Clinical Reasoning, Project-Based Learning, Case-Based Learning, Case Triangle
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sequential Case Triangle Based ProjectBehavioural
Also called Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning Approach
Intervention: Over the 15-week course, the class was divided into 20 main groups of 9 to 12 students each and every main group was split into three subgroups responsible for a sequential stage of the nursing process: case creation (depicting psychosocial responses to illness), psychosocial assessment, and planning/implementing psychosocial nursing interventions. Each subgroup prepared a short role-play video for its stage and submitted it to the course instructor, who forwarded it unedited to the next subgroup. Subgroups had no access to or prior knowledge of the case content created by the preceding subgroup; each stage was developed solely on the basis of the video received, without the ability to view or revise earlier work. In the final stage, the three videos were combined into one case narrative and discussed in class.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Sequential Case Triangle Based Project |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Psychosocial Care Competency Self-Assessment
The Psychosocial Care Competency Self-Assessment Scale is an 18-item, 5-point Likert-type self-report scale with four subscales (symptom identification, use of knowledge, intervention, and diagnosis). Total scores range from 18 (minimum) to 90 (maximum), with higher scores indicating better self-assessed psychosocial care competency.
Measured: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
Clinical Reasoning
The Clinical Reasoning Scale for Nursing Students is a 16-item, 5-point Likert-type self-report scale with four subscales (awareness of clinical clues, verification of clinical problems, action determination and implementation, and evaluation and reflection). Total scores range from 16 (minimum) to 80 (maximum), with higher scores indicating a higher level of clinical reasoning.
Measured: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
Secondary outcomes (1)
Cooperative Learning
The Cooperative Learning Scale is a 15-item, 5-point Likert-type self-report scale with five factors (interpersonal skills, group processing, positive interdependence, supportive interaction, and individual accountability), with no reverse-scored items. Total scores range from 15 (minimum) to 75 (maximum), with higher scores indicating higher cooperative learning skills.
Measured: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Jul 2026
- Study start9 Feb 2026
- Primary completion18 May 2026
- Study completion18 May 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Psychosocial Care Competency in 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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- All participants received the same intervention (Sequential Case Triangle-based project-based learning) with no control or comparison group; outcomes were assessed pre- and post-intervention within the same group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 179 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Medipol University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Seda Er, Medipol University
- Investigators
- Seda Er, Study chair, Medipol University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07737002
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-10840098-50.04-1698
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 26 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Thought process Thought process 2,000 karakter sınırına uyacak şekilde sadece ölçeklerin geçerlik/uyarlama kaynaklarını seçtim (arka plan/literatür atıflarını çıkardım): Karataş, H., Kelleci, M.; Psikososyal Bakım Yetkinliği Öz Değerlendirme Ölçeği'nin geliştirilmesi geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması; Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi; 2021; 12(3); 263-271. Fernandez-Rio, J., Cecchini, J. A., Morgan, K., Mendez-Gimenez, A., Lloyd, R.; Validation of the cooperative learning scale and cooperation global factor using bifactor structural equation modelling; Psicología Educativa; 2022; 28(2); 91-97. Güngör, P., Kaya Uyanık, G., Yeşil, R.; İşbirlikli Öğrenme Ölçeği: Türkçeye Uyarlama Çalışması; MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi; 2025; 14(Eğitim Bilimleri Ek Sayısı); 31-49. Huang, H. M., Huang, C. Y., Lin, K. C., Yu, C. H., Cheng, S. F.; Development and psychometric testing of the clinical reasoning scale among nursing students enrolled in three types of programs in Taiwan; Journal of Nursing Research; 2023; 31(2); e263. Bal, B., Kaba, N. K., Öztürk, H.; Hemşirelik Öğrencileri için Klinik Muhakeme Ölçeğinin Türkçe Geçerliği ve Güvenirliği: Bir Metodolojik Çalışma; Journal of Nursology; 2024; 27(2); 129-135.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning on Psychosocial Care Competency, Cooperative Learning, and Clinical Reasoning in Nursing Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07737002
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-10840098-50.04-1698
- Keywords
- Psychosocial Nursing, Nursing Education, Cooperative Learning, Clinical Reasoning, Project-Based Learning, Case-Based Learning, Case Triangle
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 179 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Medipol UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 9 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 May 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 May 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Jul 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.
This study will look at whether a teaching method called "Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning" helps nursing students learn psychosocial care skills better. The study will take place during a Psychosocial Nursing course for fourth-year nursing students. Students will be divided into groups. Each group will work on one part of a patient case (creating the case, assessing it, or planning nursing care) using short role-play videos, building on the work of the group before them. Before and after the course, students will complete surveys measuring their psychosocial care competency, teamwork (cooperative learning) skills, and clinical reasoning skills. The study will compare students' scores before and after the course to see if this teaching method improved these skills.
Detailed description
Background: Nursing education aims to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning skills, alongside the ability to provide holistic psychosocial care. Case-based and project-based learning are student-centered strategies shown to support these outcomes, but their combined application in a sequential, team-dependent format has not been widely studied in psychosocial nursing education.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a Sequential Case Triangle-based project-based learning approach, applied within a Psychosocial Nursing course, on nursing students' self-assessed psychosocial care competency, cooperative learning, and clinical reasoning levels.
Hypotheses:
H1: Students' psychosocial care competency self-assessment scores will increase after the intervention.
H2: Students' cooperative learning scores will increase after the intervention. H3: Students' clinical reasoning levels will increase after the intervention.
Design: Single-group, pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design.
Setting: Fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the "Psychosocial Nursing" elective course (Turkish-medium and English-medium sections) at Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, during the 2025-2026 spring semester.
Intervention: Over the 15-week course, the class was divided into 20 main groups of 9 to 12 students each (179 participants in total), and every main group was split into three subgroups responsible for a sequential stage of the nursing process: case creation (depicting psychosocial responses to illness), psychosocial assessment, and planning/implementing psychosocial nursing interventions. Each subgroup prepared a short role-play video for its stage and submitted it to the course instructor, who forwarded it unedited to the next subgroup. Subgroups had no access to or prior knowledge of the case content created by the preceding subgroup; each stage was developed solely on the basis of the video received, without the ability to view or revise earlier work. In the final stage, the three videos were combined into one case narrative and discussed in class.
Outcomes were assessed using validated self-report instruments, administered face-to-face at baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15).
Statistical Analysis: Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Descriptive statistics (mean, SD, median, min-max for quantitative variables; frequency and percentage for categorical variables) were reported. Pretest-posttest comparisons used the paired-samples t-test; group comparisons used the Student's t-test (two groups) or one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc test (three or more groups); associations between variables were assessed with Pearson correlation. Significance was set at p<0.05, 95% confidence interval.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- All participants received the same intervention (Sequential Case Triangle-based project-based learning) with no control or comparison group; outcomes were assessed pre- and post-intervention within the same group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Sequential Case Triangle Based Project |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Enrolled in the "Psychosocial Nursing" elective course
- Willing to voluntarily participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Form
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Unable to complete the course (e.g., more than five absences, failure to submit the project assignment, or withdrawal from the course)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential Case Triangle Based ProjectAlso: Sequential Case Triangle-Based Project-Based Learning ApproachIntervention: Over the 15-week course, the class was divided into 20 main groups of 9 to 12 students each and every main group was split into three subgroups responsible for a sequential stage of the nursing process: case creation (depicting psychosocial responses to illness), psychosocial assessment, and planning/implementing psychosocial nursing interventions. Each subgroup prepared a short role-play video for its stage and submitted it to the course instructor, who forwarded it unedited to the next subgroup. Subgroups had no access to or prior knowledge of the case content created by the preceding subgroup; each stage was developed solely on the basis of the video received, without the ability to view or revise earlier work. In the final stage, the three videos were combined into one case narrative and discussed in class. | Behavioural | Experimental Group |
Primary outcome
Psychosocial Care Competency Self-Assessment
Time frame: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
The Psychosocial Care Competency Self-Assessment Scale is an 18-item, 5-point Likert-type self-report scale with four subscales (symptom identification, use of knowledge, intervention, and diagnosis). Total scores range from 18 (minimum) to 90 (maximum), with higher scores indicating better self-assessed psychosocial care competency.
Clinical Reasoning
Time frame: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
The Clinical Reasoning Scale for Nursing Students is a 16-item, 5-point Likert-type self-report scale with four subscales (awareness of clinical clues, verification of clinical problems, action determination and implementation, and evaluation and reflection). Total scores range from 16 (minimum) to 80 (maximum), with higher scores indicating a higher level of clinical reasoning.
1 secondary outcome
Cooperative Learning
Time frame: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)
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 31 Jul 2026.
- Results publicationThought process Thought process 2,000 karakter sınırına uyacak şekilde sadece ölçeklerin geçerlik/uyarlama kaynaklarını seçtim (arka plan/literatür atıflarını çıkardım): Karataş, H., Kelleci, M.; Psikososyal Bakım Yetkinliği Öz Değerlendirme Ölçeği'nin geliştirilmesi geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması; Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi; 2021; 12(3); 263-271. Fernandez-Rio, J., Cecchini, J. A., Morgan, K., Mendez-Gimenez, A., Lloyd, R.; Validation of the cooperative learning scale and cooperation global factor using bifactor structural equation modelling; Psicología Educativa; 2022; 28(2); 91-97. Güngör, P., Kaya Uyanık, G., Yeşil, R.; İşbirlikli Öğrenme Ölçeği: Türkçeye Uyarlama Çalışması; MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi; 2025; 14(Eğitim Bilimleri Ek Sayısı); 31-49. Huang, H. M., Huang, C. Y., Lin, K. C., Yu, C. H., Cheng, S. F.; Development and psychometric testing of the clinical reasoning scale among nursing students enrolled in three types of programs in Taiwan; Journal of Nursing Research; 2023; 31(2); e263. Bal, B., Kaba, N. K., Öztürk, H.; Hemşirelik Öğrencileri için Klinik Muhakeme Ölçeğinin Türkçe Geçerliği ve Güvenirliği: Bir Metodolojik Çalışma; Journal of Nursology; 2024; 27(2); 129-135.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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.
Seda Er study chair
Medipol 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 Sequential Case Triangle Based Project in people with Psychosocial Care Competency in Nursing Students, run by Medipol 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 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Jul 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?
Psychosocial Care Competency Self-Assessment (time frame: Baseline (course week 1) and post-intervention (course week 15)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT07737002, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 31 Jul 2026.