Patient Safety Education and Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical ErrorsNCT07822438
Effects of Two Teaching Methods on Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors
A study testing Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety Education, Scenario-Based Patient Safety Education and Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety Education in people with Patient Safety Education and Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of patient safety education delivered through the Pecha Kucha method, scenario-based teaching, and traditional teaching on nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Patient Safety Education and Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors
- What is being tested?
- Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety Education, Scenario-Based Patient Safety Education and Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 98 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 24 Apr 2026to 1 Jul 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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being a first-year student at the University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing
- Attending the "Ethics in Nursing" course
- Agreeing to participate in the study
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Not having previously taken a course on patient safety
Who cannot join
- Declining to participate in the study
- Wishing to withdraw from the study at any stage
- Incompletely filling out the study's data collection form.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
University of Health Sciences Turkey
Istanbul, Üsküdar
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Patient Safety Education Delivered Through Two Different Teaching Methods on Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of patient safety education delivered through the Pecha Kucha method, scenario-based teaching, and traditional teaching on nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. Research Hypotheses: H1: Patient safety education delivered through the Pecha Kucha method significantly improves nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. H2: Scenario-based patient safety education significantly improves nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. H3: Nursing students who receive patient safety education through the Pecha Kucha method demonstrate significantly greater improvement in their attitudes toward medical errors than those in the control group. H4: Nursing students who receive scenario-based patient safety education demonstrate significantly greater improvement in their attitudes toward medical errors than those in the control group. H5: There is a significant difference between the Pecha Kucha method and scenario-based teaching in terms of changes in nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. This study is designed as a three-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design to evaluate the effects of two different teaching methods for patient safety education on nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following three groups: Group 1 (Pecha Kucha Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. Group 2 (Scenario-Based Learning Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. Group 3 (Control Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the traditional lecture-based teaching method, which represents the routine educational approach.
- Being tested
- Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety Education, Scenario-Based Patient Safety Education, Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety Education
- Keywords
- Medical Errors, Nursing Students, Pecha Kucha, Scenario-Based Learning, Teaching Methods
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety EducationBehavioural
Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. The intervention consists of a structured presentation format designed to promote active learning, engagement, and concise knowledge delivery.
Scenario-Based Patient Safety EducationBehavioural
Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. The intervention incorporates realistic clinical scenarios to enhance critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making related to patient safety.
Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety EducationBehavioural
Participants will receive patient safety education through the traditional lecture-based teaching method routinely used in the nursing curriculum.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Pecha Kucha Group | Experimental | Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. The intervention consists of a structured presentation format designed to promote active learning, engagement, and concise knowledge delivery. Receives: Behavioral: Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety Education |
| Scenario-Based Learning Group | Experimental | Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. The intervention incorporates realistic clinical scenarios to enhance critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making related to patient safety. Receives: Behavioral: Scenario-Based Patient Safety Education |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Participants will receive patient safety education through the traditional lecture-based teaching method routinely used in the nursing curriculum. Receives: Behavioral: Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Medical Error Attitude Scale (MEAS)
Participants' attitudes toward medical errors will be assessed using the Medical Error Attitude Scale (MEAS). Total scale scores will be compared among the Pecha Kucha, scenario-based learning, and control groups to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational interventions.
The instrument consists of 16 items across three subscales: Perception of Medical Errors, Approach to Medical Errors, and Causes of Medical Errors. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, and the overall score ranges from 1 to 5. A mean score of 3 or higher indicates a positive attitude toward medical errors, whereas a score below 3 indicates a negative attitude. Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward medical error prevention, reporting, and patient safety.
Measured: Baseline (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention
Secondary outcomes (1)
Adult Education Satisfaction Scale (AESS)
Participants' satisfaction with the educational intervention will be evaluated using the Adult Education Satisfaction Scale. Total scale scores will be assessed immediately after completion of the educational intervention to determine participants' satisfaction with the teaching methods.
The scale comprises 30 items organized into six subscales and is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, yielding a total score ranging from 30 to 150. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the educational intervention. The AESS evaluates participants' satisfaction with the educational program and the extent to which it achieves its intended learning objectives.
Measured: Immediately after the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Sep 2026
- Study start24 Apr 2026
- Primary completion1 Jun 2026
- Study completion1 Jul 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Patient Safety Education and Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical ErrorsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Saglik Bilimleri UniversitesiThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 98 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Semra Aciksoz, Principal investigator, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07822438
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UHealthScience SemraAciksoz
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 16 Sep 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 16 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Patient Safety Education Delivered Through Two Different Teaching Methods on Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07822438
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UHealthScience SemraAciksoz
- Keywords
- Medical Errors, Nursing Students, Pecha Kucha, Scenario-Based Learning, Teaching Methods
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 98 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri UniversitesiUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 24 Apr 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 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.
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of patient safety education delivered through the Pecha Kucha method, scenario-based teaching, and traditional teaching on nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. Research Hypotheses: H1: Patient safety education delivered through the Pecha Kucha method significantly improves nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. H2: Scenario-based patient safety education significantly improves nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. H3: Nursing students who receive patient safety education through the Pecha Kucha method demonstrate significantly greater improvement in their attitudes toward medical errors than those in the control group. H4: Nursing students who receive scenario-based patient safety education demonstrate significantly greater improvement in their attitudes toward medical errors than those in the control group. H5: There is a significant difference between the Pecha Kucha method and scenario-based teaching in terms of changes in nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. This study is designed as a three-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design to evaluate the effects of two different teaching methods for patient safety education on nursing students' attitudes toward medical errors. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following three groups: Group 1 (Pecha Kucha Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. Group 2 (Scenario-Based Learning Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. Group 3 (Control Group): Participants will receive patient safety education delivered using the traditional lecture-based teaching method, which represents the routine educational approach.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Pecha Kucha Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. The intervention consists of a structured presentation format designed to promote active learning, engagement, and concise knowledge delivery. |
| Scenario-Based Learning Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Scenario-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. The intervention incorporates realistic clinical scenarios to enhance critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making related to patient safety. |
| Control Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education through the traditional lecture-based teaching method routinely used in the nursing curriculum. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Being a first-year student at the University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing
- Attending the "Ethics in Nursing" course
- Agreeing to participate in the study
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Not having previously taken a course on patient safety
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Declining to participate in the study
- Wishing to withdraw from the study at any stage
- Incompletely filling out the study's data collection form.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education delivered using the Pecha Kucha teaching method. The intervention consists of a structured presentation format designed to promote active learning, engagement, and concise knowledge delivery. | Behavioural | Pecha Kucha Group |
| Scenario-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education delivered using a scenario-based teaching method. The intervention incorporates realistic clinical scenarios to enhance critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making related to patient safety. | Behavioural | Scenario-Based Learning Group |
| Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety EducationParticipants will receive patient safety education through the traditional lecture-based teaching method routinely used in the nursing curriculum. | Behavioural | Control Group |
Primary outcome
Medical Error Attitude Scale (MEAS)
Time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention
Participants' attitudes toward medical errors will be assessed using the Medical Error Attitude Scale (MEAS). Total scale scores will be compared among the Pecha Kucha, scenario-based learning, and control groups to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational interventions. The instrument consists of 16 items across three subscales: Perception of Medical Errors, Approach to Medical Errors, and Causes of Medical Errors. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, and the overall score ranges from 1 to 5. A mean score of 3 or higher indicates a positive attitude toward medical errors, whereas a score below 3 indicates a negative attitude. Higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward medical error prevention, reporting, and patient safety.
1 secondary outcome
Adult Education Satisfaction Scale (AESS)
Time frame: Immediately after the 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 16 Sep 2026.
- 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.
Semra Aciksoz principal investigator
University of Health Sciences Turkey, Hamidiye Faculty of Nursing
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Pecha Kucha-Based Patient Safety Education, Scenario-Based Patient Safety Education and Traditional Lecture-Based Patient Safety Education in people with Patient Safety Education and Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Medical Errors, run by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi 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 5 inclusion and 3 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 16 Sep 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?
Medical Error Attitude Scale (MEAS) (time frame: Baseline (before the intervention) and immediately after the 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 16 Sep 2026.