Nursing EducationSCTNNCT07814820
Effects of Structured Clinical Teaching on Nursing Students' Motivation, Learning Strategies, and Attitudes Toward Clinical Practice
A study testing Structured Clinical Teaching Intervention and Routine Clinical Teaching in people with Nursing Education, run by Izmir Katip Celebi University.
Trial summary
This study will evaluate whether a structured clinical teaching approach improves nursing students' motivation, learning strategies, and attitudes toward clinical practice. A total of 137 second-year nursing students will be randomly assigned to either a structured clinical teaching group or a routine clinical… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Nursing Education
- What is being tested?
- Structured Clinical Teaching Intervention and Routine Clinical Teaching
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 137 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 14 Sep 2026to 26 Oct 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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Second-year undergraduate nursing student at Izmir Katip Celebi University
- Enrolled in the Nursing Education course
- Participating in the clinical practice component of the course
- Willing to participate voluntarily in the study
- Providing informed consent
Who cannot join
- Incomplete completion of the data collection forms
- Failure to participate in either the pre-intervention or post-intervention assessment
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of a Structured Educational Intervention in Clinical Teaching on Nursing Students' Motivation, Learning Strategies, and Clinical Attitudes
This study will evaluate whether a structured clinical teaching approach improves nursing students' motivation, learning strategies, and attitudes toward clinical practice. A total of 137 second-year nursing students will be randomly assigned to either a structured clinical teaching group or a routine clinical teaching group.
The structured clinical teaching group will take part in interactive learning activities such as question-and-answer sessions, discussions, microteaching, concept mapping, structured feedback, and teach-back during a 7-week clinical education period. The control group will continue with the routine clinical teaching process. Participants will complete questionnaires before and after the intervention to assess changes in motivation, learning strategies, and attitudes toward clinical practice.
Read the detailed description
This randomized controlled educational intervention study will be conducted with second-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the Nursing Education course and participating in clinical practice. Participants who provide informed consent will complete baseline assessments and will then be randomly assigned to either the structured clinical teaching group or the routine clinical teaching group.
The structured clinical teaching intervention will be implemented over 7 weeks. The intervention will include clarification of clinical learning goals, interactive question-and-answer activities, guided discussions, microteaching sessions, structured feedback, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. The control group will continue the routine clinical teaching process according to the standard course implementation.
Motivation and learning strategies will be assessed using the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, and attitudes toward clinical practice will be assessed using the Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students. These measures will be administered before the intervention and again at the end of the 7-week period. The main analyses will compare post-intervention outcomes between groups while accounting for baseline measurements.
- Conditions
- Nursing Education
- Being tested
- Structured Clinical Teaching Intervention, Routine Clinical Teaching
- Keywords
- Structured Clinical Teaching, Nursing Students, Clinical Education, Motivation, Learning Strategies, Clinical Attitude, Microteaching, Teach-Back
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Structured Clinical Teaching InterventionBehavioural
The structured clinical teaching intervention is a 7-week educational program delivered during clinical practice. It combines predefined clinical learning goals with interactive question-and-answer sessions, guided discussions, three microteaching activities, structured feedback from peers and the instructor, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. The intervention is implemented in addition to the routine clinical course activities and is designed to promote active participation, motivation, use of learning strategies, and positive attitudes toward clinical practice.
Routine Clinical TeachingBehavioural
Routine clinical teaching provided within the Nursing Education course according to the standard course implementation. Participants receive the usual clinical teaching activities without the additional structured components used in the experimental group, such as planned microteaching sessions, structured feedback, concept mapping, and teach-back.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Clinical Teaching Group | Experimental | Participants assigned to this arm will receive a 7-week structured clinical teaching intervention in addition to the routine clinical course activities. The intervention will include clarification of clinical learning goals, interactive question-and-answer sessions, guided discussions, microteaching activities, structured feedback, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. Receives: Behavioral: Structured Clinical Teaching Intervention |
| Routine Clinical Teaching Group | Active comparator | Participants assigned to this arm will receive the routine clinical teaching process provided within the Nursing Education course. Clinical teaching activities will continue according to the standard course implementation without the additional structured teaching components provided to the experimental group. Receives: Behavioral: Routine Clinical Teaching |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Motivation Score on the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
Motivation will be assessed using the 31-item motivation section of the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 to 7. The scale assesses students' motivational orientations toward learning. Higher scores indicate a higher level of learning motivation.
Measured: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7
Change in Learning Strategies Score on the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
Learning strategies will be assessed using the 50-item learning strategies section of the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 to 7. The learning strategies section comprises nine subscales assessing students' cognitive, metacognitive, and resource management strategies used during learning. Subscale scores will be calculated according to the validated scoring procedure.
Measured: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7 immediately after completion of the intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change in Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Score
Attitudes toward clinical practice will be assessed using the 26-item Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 to 5. The scale comprises four subscales: beliefs and expectations toward clinical practice, positive approach toward clinical practice, negative approach toward clinical practice, and personal development. Items 9-12, 22, 24, and 25 are reverse scored. Higher overall scores indicate more positive attitudes toward clinical practice.
Measured: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7 immediately after completion of the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Sep 2026
- Study start14 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion26 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion26 Oct 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Nursing 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 137 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Melike ERTEM, Izmir Katip Celebi University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07814820
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SCTN-2026-01
- Acronym
- SCTN
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 7 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data underlying the published results may be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding investigator, subject to ethical approval, institutional policies, and applicable data protection requirements.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of a Structured Educational Intervention in Clinical Teaching on Nursing Students' Motivation, Learning Strategies, and Clinical Attitudes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07814820
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SCTN / SCTN-2026-01
- Conditions
- Nursing Education
- Keywords
- Structured Clinical Teaching, Nursing Students, Clinical Education, Motivation, Learning Strategies, Clinical Attitude, Microteaching, Teach-Back
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 137 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 26 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 26 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 11 Sep 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 evaluate whether a structured clinical teaching approach improves nursing students' motivation, learning strategies, and attitudes toward clinical practice. A total of 137 second-year nursing students will be randomly assigned to either a structured clinical teaching group or a routine clinical teaching group.
The structured clinical teaching group will take part in interactive learning activities such as question-and-answer sessions, discussions, microteaching, concept mapping, structured feedback, and teach-back during a 7-week clinical education period. The control group will continue with the routine clinical teaching process. Participants will complete questionnaires before and after the intervention to assess changes in motivation, learning strategies, and attitudes toward clinical practice.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled educational intervention study will be conducted with second-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the Nursing Education course and participating in clinical practice. Participants who provide informed consent will complete baseline assessments and will then be randomly assigned to either the structured clinical teaching group or the routine clinical teaching group.
The structured clinical teaching intervention will be implemented over 7 weeks. The intervention will include clarification of clinical learning goals, interactive question-and-answer activities, guided discussions, microteaching sessions, structured feedback, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. The control group will continue the routine clinical teaching process according to the standard course implementation.
Motivation and learning strategies will be assessed using the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, and attitudes toward clinical practice will be assessed using the Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students. These measures will be administered before the intervention and again at the end of the 7-week period. The main analyses will compare post-intervention outcomes between groups while accounting for baseline measurements.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Clinical Teaching Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Structured Clinical Teaching InterventionParticipants assigned to this arm will receive a 7-week structured clinical teaching intervention in addition to the routine clinical course activities. The intervention will include clarification of clinical learning goals, interactive question-and-answer sessions, guided discussions, microteaching activities, structured feedback, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. |
| Routine Clinical Teaching Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Routine Clinical TeachingParticipants assigned to this arm will receive the routine clinical teaching process provided within the Nursing Education course. Clinical teaching activities will continue according to the standard course implementation without the additional structured teaching components provided to the experimental group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Second-year undergraduate nursing student at Izmir Katip Celebi University
- Enrolled in the Nursing Education course
- Participating in the clinical practice component of the course
- Willing to participate voluntarily in the study
- Providing informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Incomplete completion of the data collection forms
- Failure to participate in either the pre-intervention or post-intervention assessment
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Clinical Teaching InterventionThe structured clinical teaching intervention is a 7-week educational program delivered during clinical practice. It combines predefined clinical learning goals with interactive question-and-answer sessions, guided discussions, three microteaching activities, structured feedback from peers and the instructor, concept mapping, use of teaching materials, case-based discussion, reflective sharing, and teach-back during patient education. The intervention is implemented in addition to the routine clinical course activities and is designed to promote active participation, motivation, use of learning strategies, and positive attitudes toward clinical practice. | Behavioural | Structured Clinical Teaching Group |
| Routine Clinical TeachingRoutine clinical teaching provided within the Nursing Education course according to the standard course implementation. Participants receive the usual clinical teaching activities without the additional structured components used in the experimental group, such as planned microteaching sessions, structured feedback, concept mapping, and teach-back. | Behavioural | Routine Clinical Teaching Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Motivation Score on the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
Time frame: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7
Motivation will be assessed using the 31-item motivation section of the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 to 7. The scale assesses students' motivational orientations toward learning. Higher scores indicate a higher level of learning motivation.
Change in Learning Strategies Score on the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
Time frame: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7 immediately after completion of the intervention
Learning strategies will be assessed using the 50-item learning strategies section of the Turkish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 to 7. The learning strategies section comprises nine subscales assessing students' cognitive, metacognitive, and resource management strategies used during learning. Subscale scores will be calculated according to the validated scoring procedure.
1 secondary outcome
Change in Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Score
Time frame: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7 immediately after completion of the intervention
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 11 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data underlying the published results may be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding investigator, subject to ethical approval, institutional policies, and applicable data protection requirements.
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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.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Structured Clinical Teaching Intervention and Routine Clinical Teaching in people with Nursing Education, run by Izmir Katip Celebi University.
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 5 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
Contact Melike ERTEM Associate Professor, PhD (+90 530 252 80 27, melike_yonder@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Motivation Score on the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (time frame: At baseline, during Week 1 before randomization and intervention, and at the end of Week 7). 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?
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 11 Sep 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.